Etymology

damnum

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Today it means: harm; detriment Full definition →

Latin damnum ← Proto-Italic *dapnom ← Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnóm
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂p-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dh₂pnóm
  4. Proto-Italic*dapnom
  5. Latindamnum
  6. English todaydamnum

Borrowed from Latin damnum.

Words from the same roots

Latindamnum all →

damage

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