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

  1. while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough...

Ancestry of “dum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdom
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Italic dom