Where does “dominion” come from?
dominion (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English Dominion, from Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dominion (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dominion
Definitions
- a dominion
Ancestry of “dominion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dominion | Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949 |
| 2 | Middle English | dominion | — |
| 3 | Middle French | dominion | — |
| 4 | Latin | dominium | feast, banquet; rule, dominion; ownership |
| 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 |