Latin

dominus

‘master, lord’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dominus.

24 English words in this record descend from Latin dominus, most familiar first.

• do
• don
• danger ← daunger ← dangier ← *dom(i)niarium ← dominium
• dan ← daun
• domain ← demayne ← demaine ← dominium
• dame ← domna ← domina
• dominate ← dominātus ← dominor
• donna ← domna ← domina
• domination ← domynacion ← dominacion ← dominātiō ← dominor
• dominion ← dominium
• dungeon ← dongeoun ← donjun ← donjon ← *dominiōnem
• domino

More words from dominus

• damsel
• dominatrix
• dominus
• domaine
• domine
• donjon
• dominium
• dominical
• dangerosity
• donzel
• dominee
• domanial

Etymograph / Latin dominus