Etymology of the English word dominion
the English word
dominionderived from the Old French word
dominionderived from the Latin root
*dominioderived from the Vulgar Latin word
dominium (rule, dominion; ownership)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
Date
The earliest known usage of dominion in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
dominionUsage
Word found in Modern English
