Etymology of the Latin word domina
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 Latin
dominicellaDerivations in other languages
French
dame, Italian
Donna, Italian
donna, Portuguese
dona, Provençal
domneiar, Romanian
doamnă, Spanish
Dona, Spanish
duena, Spanish
dona, Spanish
doña, Spanish
dueña, Spanish
dona, Spanish
duennaUsage
Word found in Vulgar Latin
