Where does “Domínguez” come from?
Domínguez (Spanish) comes from Spanish Domingo, from Old Spanish Domingos, from Late Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “Domínguez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Domingo | Dominic |
| 2 | Old Spanish | Domingos | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Domínguez”