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Where does “mondamoiseau” come from?

mondamoiseau (French) comes from French damoiseau, from Old French damoisel, from Vulgar Latin domnicellus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

mondamoiseau (French): Young single man

Definitions

  1. Young single man

Ancestry of “mondamoiseau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdamoiseauyoung man; A young gentleman who was not yet a...
2Old Frenchdamoiselyoung man
3Vulgar Latindomnicellusdonzel
4LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
5Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
6Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
7Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
8Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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