Where does “donca” come from?
donca (Ladin) comes from Vulgar Latin dunc, from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
donca (Ladin): then, afterwards; hence, therefore
Definitions
- then, afterwards; hence, therefore
Ancestry of “donca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | dunc | — |
| 2 | Latin | dum | while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |