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