Etymology of the English word dominate
the English word
dominatederived from the Latin word
dominatio (mastery, power; domination)
derived from the Latin word
dominatus (rule, mastery, domain)
derived from the Late Latin word
dominare (be master, despot, in control)
derived from the Latin word
dominari (be master, despot, in control)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
Date
The earliest known usage of dominate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
dominated,
dominatingCognates
Dutch
domineren, French
dominer, German
dominieren, Norwegian
dominere, Swedish
domineraUsage
Word found in Modern English
