Where does “Domingo” come from?
Domingo (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Domingo (Spanish): Dominic
Definitions
- Dominic
Ancestry of “Domingo”, step by step
Domingo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish Domingos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | Domingos | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a 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 |
via Latin dies Dominicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 2 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |