Etymology of the French word dominion
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 French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
dominion, Romanian
dominionUsage
Word found in Old French
