Etymology

domestic

do·mes·tic
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Today it means: Of or relating to the home. Full definition →

Middle French domestique ← Latin domesticus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdomesticus
  2. Middle French · derived fromdomestique
  3. English todaydomestic

From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).

Words from the same roots

Latindomesticus all →

domestiquedomestical

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