dome

dome · noun, verb¹

1. Ancient Greek · calque ofοἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας
2. Latin · derived fromdomus
3. Italian · derived fromduomo
4. Middle French · borrowed fromdome
5. English todaydome

Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.

Dome · proper noun²

1. Hungarian · borrowed fromDöme
2. French · borrowed fromDome
3. Old English · derived fromdēma“judge”
4. English todayDome

Various origins: * English occupational surname for a judge, from Old English dēma (“judge”). * Borrowed from French Dome, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Hungarian Döme, a hypocoristic form of the personal name Demeter.

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