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Where does “dāmus” come from?
dāmus (Latin) comes from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
Ancestry of “dāmus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
damma
A fallow deer
2
Proto-Indo-European
demh₂-
to tame, domesticate
Words derived from “dāmus”
daim
dain
dain
Dain
daim
Dines
Tiinasi
Tînase
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