Where does “дамочка” come from?
дамочка (Russian) comes from Russian да́ма, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
дамочка (Russian): dame, damsel, young lady, young woman
Definitions
- dame, damsel, young lady, young woman
Ancestry of “дамочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | да́ма | lady, queen |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |