Reconstruction:Latin/domnicella

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From earlier *dominicella, from domina +‎ -ica +‎ -ella, hence a full sense of "the little maidenly (woman)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /domnɪˈkɛlla/

Noun

*domnicella f (oblique *domnicellam, masculine *domnicellus); first declension (Proto-Romance)

1. damsel, maiden

Derived terms

• domicella

Related terms

• domna
• *domnicellus

Descendants

• Catalan: donzella
• Old French: damoisele, dameisele, domnizelle
  • → Catalan: damisel·la
  • → Italian: damigella
  • Middle French: dameisele
    • French: damoiselle, demoiselle
      • → English: demoiselle
  • → Middle English: dameisele
    • English: damsel
      • → Ido: damzelo
  • Norman: d'mouaîselle
  • → Old Occitan: damisela
  • → Spanish: damisela
• Old Galician-Portuguese: donezỹa
  • Galician: denociña, delonciña, denunciña
• Old Galician-Portuguese: donzela, donçela, donsela
  • Galician: doncela, donicela
  • Portuguese: donzela
• Old Occitan: donçela, donsela
  • → Italian: donzella
    • → English: donzella
  • → Middle French: danselle, dansielle, donselle, donzelle
    • French: donzelle
  • Occitan: donzèla, donaisèla
• Old Sardinian: donnikella
• Spanish: doncella
  • → English: doncella