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Where does “damnat” come from?

damnat (Romanian) comes from French damné, from Latin damnatus, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

damnat (Romanian): damned, cursed; a damned or cursed person; past...

Definitions

  1. damned, cursed; a damned or cursed person; past...

Ancestry of “damnat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdamnépast participle of damner
2Latindamnatuscondemned, convicted, doomed; banished; condemned
3Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
4Proto-Italicdapnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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