Where does “douane” come from?
douane (French) comes from Middle French doane, from Medieval Latin doana, from Andalusian Arabic duwān, from Arabic دِيوَان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān- — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
douane (French): customs; customs office
Definitions
- customs; customs office
Ancestry of “douane”, step by step
douane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French doane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | doane | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | doana | A customs duty |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | duwān | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دِيوَان | administrative office; register |
| 5 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 7 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 9 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 11 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 12 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 13 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |
via Old French dohanne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dohanne | — |