Etymology

pro domino

pro do·mi·no

Today it means: In the capacity of a master or an owner; having dominion over a person, property, or a right. Full definition →

Latin prō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromprō“as, like; as befitting”
  2. English todaypro domino

Borrowing from Latin prō (“as, like; as befitting”) + dominō (“owner of a residence; the master of its servants and slaves; lord”).

Words from the same roots

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