Where does “Karodame” come from?
Karodame (German) comes from German Dame, from Italian dama, from Polish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Karodame (German): queen of diamonds playing card
Definitions
- queen of diamonds playing card
Ancestry of “Karodame”, step by step
Karodame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dame | lady; lady; madam; queen |
| 2 | Italian | dama | lady; draughts / checkers; king |
| 3 | Polish | dama | lady; queen |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via German Karo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karo | rhombus; diamonds |
| 2 | French | carreau | square; diamonds; tile |
| 3 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |