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Where does “domesticus” come from?

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

domesticus (Latin): Of the house; domestic; familiar; native

Definitions

  1. Of the house; domestic; familiar; native

Ancestry of “domesticus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “domesticus”

  • domestic
  • domesticated
  • domestication
  • domestically
  • domesticity
  • domesticate
  • domestique
  • undomesticated
  • nondomestic
  • domestical
  • undomestic
  • peridomestic
  • domesticable
  • nondomesticated
  • semidomesticated
  • domesticator
  • antidomestic
  • semidomestic
  • semidomestication
  • domesticatable
  • domesticize
  • undomesticable
  • undomesticatable
  • undomesticate
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