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Where does “Domine” come from?

Domine (Latin) comes from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Domine (Latin): Guide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight

Definitions

  1. Guide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight

Ancestry of “Domine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
2LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
3Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Domine”

  • Doamne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →