Where does “predominant” come from?
predominant (Romanian) comes from French prédominant, from French prédominer, from French dominer, from Latin dominor, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
predominant (Romanian): predominant
Definitions
- predominant
Ancestry of “predominant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prédominant | predominant; present participle of prédominer |
| 2 | French | prédominer | to predominate |
| 3 | French | dominer | to dominate |
| 4 | Latin | dominor | I am lord and/or master or have dominion,... |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |