Where does “don” come from?
don (Old Spanish) comes from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.
don (Old Spanish): sir, master; a title prefixed to male given names
Definitions
- sir, master; a title prefixed to male given names
Ancestry of “don”, step by step
don traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dōnum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 2 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 4 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 5 | English | Hyun | — |
| 6 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 7 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Vulgar Latin dom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | dom | — |
| 2 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 3 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 4 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |