Where does “andomaze” come from?
andomaze (Mauritian Creole) comes from French endommager, from French dommage, from Old French damage, from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm — to share, divide.
andomaze (Mauritian Creole): to damage
Definitions
- to damage
Ancestry of “andomaze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | endommager | to damage |
| 2 | French | dommage | damage; injury; API ! |
| 3 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 4 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 6 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |