Where does “dominicus” come from?
dominicus (Latin) comes from Latin dies Dominica, 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.
dominicus (Latin): of belonging to a lord master
Definitions
- of belonging to a lord master
Ancestry of “dominicus”, step by step
dominicus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dies Dominica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dies Dominica | dominical day, Lord’s day or day of the Lord; day... |
| 2 | Latin | dies | A day, "particularly:" |
| 3 | Latin | diem | accusative singular of diēs |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Latin dies Dominicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 2 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 3 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 4 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Latin dominus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dominus | a master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor; an... |