Where does “мадемуазе́ль” come from?
мадемуазе́ль (Russian) comes from French Mademoiselle, from French demoiselle, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
мадемуазе́ль (Russian): mademoiselle, Miss polite term of address to an unmarried woman
Definitions
- mademoiselle, Miss polite term of address to an unmarried woman
Ancestry of “мадемуазе́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Mademoiselle | Miss |
| 2 | French | demoiselle | damsel, maiden; miss; damselfly |
| 3 | Old French | damoisele | girl; young lady |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | domnicella | weasel; little maiden; damsel, maiden |
| 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 |