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English word domestic comes from Proto-Indo-European *dem-, Proto-Slavic *domaštьnъ, and later Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (Home. House.)

*dem- (Proto-Indo-European)

to build

*domaštьnъ (Proto-Slavic)

*dṓm (Proto-Indo-European)

Home. House.

*domos (Proto-Italic)

House, home.

domus (Latin)

(poetic) any building or abode. House, home. Household, family, race. Native place, one's country or home (confer patria).

domesticus (Latin)

(New Latin) Used as a species epithet. Of the house; domestic; familiar; native.

domestique (Middle French)

domestic (English)

(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.. Internal to a specific country.. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.. Of or relating to the home. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent. A house servant; a maid; a household worker.

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