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Where does “dono” come from?

dono (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese dono, from Late Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

dono (Portuguese): owner; patriarch; head of a home or family;...

Definitions

  1. owner; patriarch; head of a home or family;...

Ancestry of “dono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedono—
2Late Latindomnuslord; master
3LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
4Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
5Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
6Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
7Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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