Where does “dumtaxat” come from?
dumtaxat (Latin) comes from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
dumtaxat (Latin): to this extent; insofar as; only, simply, merely
Definitions
- to this extent; insofar as; only, simply, merely
Ancestry of “dumtaxat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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;... |