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Where does “domestico” come from?

domestico (Italian) comes from Latin domesticus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

domestico (Italian): domestic, home , family , household; house...

Definitions

  1. domestic, home , family , household; house...

Ancestry of “domestico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindomesticusOf the house; domestic; familiar; native
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “domestico”

  • domesticabile
  • elettrodomestico
  • domestichezza
  • domesticare
  • addomesticatura
  • addomestichevole
  • addomestichevolezza
  • domesticamente
  • addomesticare
  • domesticità
  • addomesticabile
  • domesticate
  • addomesticabilità
  • domestica
  • domestico
  • addomesticamento
  • semidomestico
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