Dom
German (Berlin)
/doːm/
noun
Definitions
- cathedral big church building
Etymology
Borrowed from French dôme (dome) derived from Italian duomo (cathedral) derived from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (house) derived from Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλησίας.
Origin
Ancient Greek
οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλησίας
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- duomo English
- kirkko Finnish
- tuomio Finnish
- tuomiokirkko Finnish
- domus Latin
- domus (ecclesiae) Latin
- domus [ecclēsiae] Latin
- Domkirche German
- Kirche German
- duomo Italian
- domoïde French
- dôme French
- domo Spanish, Castilian
- δῶμα Ancient Greek
- οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλησίας Ancient Greek
- domo Portuguese
- dom Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Doum Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dome Middle French
- domme Middle French
- *domos Proto-Italic