Etymology Explorer › Greek

Where does “ντάμα” come from?

ντάμα (Greek) comes from Italian dama, from Polish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.

ντάμα (Greek): the queen in a pack of playing cards; draughts;...

Definitions

  1. the queen in a pack of playing cards; draughts;...

Ancestry of “ντάμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandamalady; draughts / checkers; king
2Polishdamalady; queen
3FrenchdameA lady; A polite form of address for a woman;...
4Old Frenchdamelady; woman
5Late Latindomnalady, mistress
6Latindominalady or mistress of the house
7LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
8Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
9Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
10Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
11Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →