Where does “dommageablement” come from?
dommageablement (French) comes from French dommageable, 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 — to share, divide.
dommageablement (French): harmfully
Ancestry of “dommageablement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dommageable | damaging; causing damage |
| 2 | French | dommage | damage; injury; API ! |
| 3 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 4 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 6 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |