Where does “donc” come from?
donc (French) comes from Old French dunc, from Vulgar Latin dunc, from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
donc (French): therefore, consequently; thus
Definitions
- therefore, consequently; thus
Ancestry of “donc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | dunc | Alternative form of donkes |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | dunc | — |
| 3 | Latin | dum | while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “donc”