Etymology

domina

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Today it means: The head of a nunnery. Full definition →

Latin domina
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromdomina“mistress”
  2. English todaydomina

From Latin domina (“mistress”). Doublet of dame and donna.

Words from the same roots

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