Where does “Domainname” come from?
Domainname (German) comes from German Domain, from English domain, from French domaine, from Old French domaine, from Latin dominium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Domainname (German): domain name
Definitions
- domain name
Ancestry of “Domainname”, step by step
Domainname traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Domain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Domain | domain; domain name |
| 2 | English | domain | A geographic area owned or controlled by a single... |
| 3 | French | domaine | domain; zone; field |
| 4 | Old French | domaine | power |
| 5 | Latin | dominium | feast, banquet; rule, dominion; ownership |
| 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 |