Where does “domnișoară” come from?
domnișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian domnișor, from Romanian Domn, 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.
domnișoară (Romanian): young lady, miss; unmarried woman
Definitions
- young lady, miss; unmarried woman
Ancestry of “domnișoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | domnișor | small gentleman |
| 2 | Romanian | Domn | God |
| 3 | Late Latin | domnus | 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 |