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Where does “dáma” come from?

dáma (Hungarian) 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.

dáma (Hungarian): lady, gentlewoman; queen; draughts , checkers

Definitions

  1. lady, gentlewoman; queen; draughts , checkers

Ancestry of “dáma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDamelady; lady; madam; queen
2Italiandamalady; draughts / checkers; king
3Polishdamalady; queen
4FrenchdameA lady; A polite form of address for a woman;...
5Old Frenchdamelady; woman
6Late Latindomnalady, mistress
7Latindominalady or mistress of the house
8LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
9Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
10Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
11Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
12Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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