Where does “dominical” come from?
dominical (Romanian) comes from French dominical, from Latin dominicalis, from Latin Dominicus, 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.
dominical (Romanian): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “dominical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dominical | Sunday; from the Lord |
| 2 | Latin | dominicalis | Of or pertaining to Sunday, the "day of the... |
| 3 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 4 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 5 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |