duenna
Meaninglady of a household
Common meaning: woman who acts as an older companion or guardian
- duennalady of a householdSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 155 · scan
Journey through time
- Aryan root · reconstructed√DAM‘tame’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 150, p. 735 · scan
- Latindomina‘lady of a household’source
- Spanishmeaning shiftslady of a household → woman or guardiandueña‘woman or guardian’source
- Englishduenna‘woman who acts as an older companion or guardian’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin domina ‘lady of a household’.
Roots
- domina Latin “a mistress of a house”
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