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1. Etymology of the French word dame

the Old French word dame
derived from the Vulgar Latin word domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dem- (house)

Derivations in French

damer, dame-Jeanne, dame-grant, dameisele, dame-blanche, dameret, damier, dame-d'onze-heures

Derivations in other languages

Anglo-French grandame, English dame, Italian damier, Portuguese dama, Spanish dama

Cognates

Dutch damast, Dutch dame, English damask, French damas, German Damast, German Dame, Icelandic dammtafl, Italian dama, Lithuanian dama, Norwegian damask, Norwegian dame, Polish dama, Provençal dama, Russian дaмa, Spanish doña, Swedish damast, Swedish dam

Usage

Word found in Old French

2. Etymology of the French word dame

derived from the French word dame

Derivations in French

damer

Usage

Word found in Old French



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