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"domain (field; internet domain)" in seven languages

Meaningdomain (field; internet domain)

Spanish

dominio

/doˈminjo/

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Also 'control, mastery': dominio del idioma.

French

domaine

/dɔmɛn/

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Also a country estate, notably a wine estate.

Italian

dominio

/doˈminjo/

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Also 'control, mastery'.

Portuguese

domínio

/doˈminju/

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Romanian

domeniu

/doˈmenju/

neut.borrowed · French domaine, Latinised after DOMINIUM

Catalan

domini

/duˈmini/

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English

domain

/doʊˈmeɪn/

from Latin/French · French domaine

English → Italiandomain (field; internet domain)dominioCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DOMINIUM‘ownership (DOMINUS 'master')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

A domain is what the master (DOMINUS) owns. French domaine replaced Old French demaine under Latin influence; English borrowed both, and demesne survives in law.

English relatives: dominion, dominate, domino

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In a sentence

  • esLa empresa compró un nuevo nombre de dominio.
  • frL'entreprise a acheté un nouveau nom de domaine.
  • itL'azienda ha comprato un nuovo nome di dominio.
  • ptA empresa comprou um novo nome de domínio.
  • roFirma a cumpărat un nou nume de domeniu.
  • caL'empresa va comprar un nou nom de domini.
  • enThe company bought a new domain name.

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