Where does “donzello” come from?

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

donzello (Italian): knight bachelor

Definitions

  1. knight bachelor

Ancestry of “donzello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindomicellus—
2LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
3Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
4Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
5Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dṓm →Every word from Proto-Italic domos →