Where does “dāma” come from?
dāma (Latvian) comes from German Dame, from Italian dama, from Polish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dāma (Latvian): lady; dame; madam
Definitions
- lady; dame; madam
Ancestry of “dāma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dame | lady; lady; madam; queen |
| 2 | Italian | dama | lady; draughts / checkers; king |
| 3 | Polish | dama | lady; queen |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |