domingo (Spanish)

Where does "domingo" come from?

The Spanish word "domingo" traces its roots to the Late Latin phrase "diēs Dominicus," which translates literally as "day of the Lord." Early Christians adopted this term to replace the pagan "day of the sun," "diēs Sōlis." Over time, the phrase was shortened into "domingo" as it evolved from Late Latin through Old Spanish into the word used today.

Full etymology tree

• domingo (Spanish), 'Sunday'
  • inherited diēs Dominicus (Latin), 'Sunday'
    • compound diēs (Latin), 'A day'
      • derived diem (Latin), 'accusative singular of diēs (“day”)'
        • inherited *djēm (Proto-Italic), 'accusative singular of *djous'
          • inherited *djous (Proto-Italic), 'day, sky'
            • inherited *dyḗws (Proto-Indo-European), 'sky, heaven'
    • compound dominicus (Latin), 'of or belonging to a lord or master'
      • derived dominus (Latin), 'master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor'
        • inherited *domanos (Proto-Italic), 'master'
          • inherited *domHnos (Proto-Indo-European)
            • derived *dṓm (Proto-Indo-European), 'home'
              • derived *dem- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to build (up)'
      • affix -icus (Latin), 'of or pertaining to; belonging to; derived from; connected with: -ic, -ish'

Ancestors

• domingo (Old Spanish)
• dies Dominicus (Latin)

Descendants and derived words

• Dominggo (Cebuano)
• tumingu (Chayuco Mixtec)
• Dominggo (Hiligaynon)
• Dominggo (Ilocano)
• Duminggu (Kapampangan)
• domingko (Karao)
• Dominggo (Kinaray-a)
• domingu (Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec)
• damį́įgo (Navajo)
• damóo (Navajo)
• mincó (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca)
• domingu (Sardinian)

Updated July 2026

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