Where does “dummodo” come from?
dummodo (Latin) comes from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
dummodo (Latin): so long as
Definitions
- so long as
Ancestry of “dummodo”, step by step
dummodo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dum | while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Latin modo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modo | just, only, merely, simply; recently, just now;... |