Where does “endimanchement” come from?
endimanchement (French) comes from French endimancher, from French dimanche, from Old French diemenche, from Latin dies Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
endimanchement (French): the act of dressing up in one's Sunday best
Definitions
- the act of dressing up in one's Sunday best
Ancestry of “endimanchement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | endimancher | to dress up in one's Sunday best; to dress... |
| 2 | French | dimanche | Sunday |
| 3 | Old French | diemenche | Sunday |
| 4 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 5 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |