Where does “Don” come from?

Don (Spanish) comes from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, 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.

Don (Spanish): title of respect for a man

Definitions

  1. title of respect for a man

Ancestry of “Don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindom
2Latindomnuslord; master
3LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
4Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
5Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
6Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
7Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “Don

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-