Where does “dommageable” come from?
dommageable (French) comes from French dommage, from Old French damage, from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
dommageable (French): damaging; causing damage
Ancestry of “dommageable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dommage | damage; injury; API ! |
| 2 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 3 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 5 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
Words derived from “dommageable”