Where does “dome” come from?

dome (Middle French) comes from Italian duomo, from French dôme, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Ancestry of “dome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianduomothe principal church of a city; a cathedral;...
2Frenchdômedome
3Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
4Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
5Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “dome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →