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Where does “ma dame” come from?

ma dame (Old French) comes from Latin mea domina — my lady.

ma dame (Old French): my lady

Definitions

  1. my lady

Ancestry of “ma dame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmea dominamy lady

Words derived from “ma dame”

  • madame
  • croque-madame
  • madame
  • мадам
  • Madame
  • Mesdames
  • croque-madame
  • madame
  • madame
  • madámok
  • madám
  • madam
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