Where does “indomptable” come from?
indomptable (French) comes from French domptable, from French dompter, from Middle French dompter, from Old French donter, from Latin domitare, from Latin domō, from Proto-Italic domaō, from Ido domajo — expense, investment.
indomptable (French): untamable, indomitable
Definitions
- untamable, indomitable
Ancestry of “indomptable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | domptable | tamable, subduable, domitable |
| 2 | French | dompter | to tame (a wild animal), break in (a horse) |
| 3 | Middle French | dompter | — |
| 4 | Old French | donter | to tame |
| 5 | Latin | domitare | — |
| 6 | Latin | domō | to tame, break in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domaō | tame; subdue |
| 8 | Ido | domajo | damage, injury, harm, accident |
| 9 | Ido | domajar | to damage; to injure, harm, impair, spoil |
| 10 | English | damage | Injury or harm; the condition or measure of... |
| 11 | Middle English | damage | damage, harm, injury |
| 12 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 13 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 14 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 15 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |