Where does “damacana” come from?
damacana (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish داماجانه, from Italian damigiana, from French dame-jeanne, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
damacana (Turkish): demijohn
Definitions
- demijohn
Ancestry of “damacana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | داماجانه | — |
| 2 | Italian | damigiana | carboy, demijohn |
| 3 | French | dame-jeanne | demijohn |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |