Where does “dimans” come from?
dimans (Mauritian Creole) comes from French dimanche, from Old French diemenche, from Latin dies Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dimans (Mauritian Creole): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “dimans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dimanche | Sunday |
| 2 | Old French | diemenche | Sunday |
| 3 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 4 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |