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distar (Verb) "to distance" 15th cent. From Latin distare 'id.,' a compound of dis- "away" (see des-) and stare "to stand" (see estar). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
divertir (Verb) "to amuse" 16th cent. From Latin divertere "to divert," from dis- "away" and vertere "to turn" (see des- and verter respectively). Indo-European Romance Portuguese divertir, Catalan divertir, French divertir, Italian divertire In the Vulgar Latin dialect of Western Romance, the verb must have meant "to amuse," mixing the meaning of diversion with amusement. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
doble m. (Adjective, Noun) "double" 12th cent. From Latin duplus 'id.' From Proto-Italic *dwiplo- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *dui- "two" (see dos) and *-pl̥h₁-o- "full." Indo-European Romance Asturian doble, Portuguese dobre, Galician dobre, Catalan doble, French double, Italian doppio, duplo, Romanian dublu, Sardinian dopiu Italic Umbrian duple Celtic Old Irish díabul Germanic Gothic tweifls "doubt," Old High German zwīval Hellenic Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
doctor (Noun) "doctor" 13th cent. From Latin doctor "teacher," from docere "to teach" and agent suffix -tor (see -tor). Latin docere is from Proto-Italic *dok-eje- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-ei̯e/o, as de Vaan (2014) interprets: "to have someone accept something." From *deḱ- "to recieve." Indo-European Romance Portuguese doutor, Galician doutor, Catalan doctor, French docteur, Italian dottore, Romanian doctor, Sardinian duttore Hellenic Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî) "it seems" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
dogo (1) (Noun) bulldog 17th cent. Borrowed from English dog. Perhaps from Old English *docga 'id.' (see Gąsiorowski 2006) but ultimately of unknown origin. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
dogo (2) (Noun) "doge" Borrowed from Italian doge 'id.,' from Latin dux "general." From Proto-Italic *duk- "lead," a stem used in noun-forming compounds. From Proto-Indo-European *duk- 'id.,' from the verb *deu̯k-e/o- "to pull." See also dux and inducir Indo-European de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
dólar m. (Noun) "dollar" C. 1899. From English dollar, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, a 16th cent. coin minted at Joachimstal, Bohemia (literally "Joachim's valley"). The name Joachim comes from the Hebrew name Jehoiachin, the apocryphal father of Mary, mother of Jesus (Jehoiachin also gives us the Spanish name Joaquín). The second element Tal "valley" is cognate to English dale. German Tal is from Proto-Germanic *dala- "valley." From Proto-Indo-European *d^holh₂-o- 'id.' From the root *d^helh₂- "to form a cavity." Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Kroonen, G. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
doler (Verb) "to hurt;" "to grieve" 12th cent. From Latin dolere "to be in pain." From Proto-Italic *dolē- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁-ei̯e- "to divide up by cutting." From *delh₁- "to cut." The transition from division to hurt was under the ridiculous belief that being cut causes pain. Indo-European Romance French doler, Romanian dura Celtic Middle Welsh e-thyl "chooses" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
dolor m. (Noun) "pain" 12th cent. From Latin dolor 'id.,' from dolere "to be in pain" (see doler). Also the origin of the name Dolores, a Catholic name referring to the seven pains of Mary, mother of Jesus. Indo-European Romance Asturian dolor, Portuguese dor, Galician dor, Catalan dol, French douleur, Italian dolore, Romanian duroare, Sardinian dolore Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
domingo m. (Noun) "Sunday" 13th cent. Old Spanish dominigo. From Late Latin dominicus 'id.,' from Latin dies Dominica "day of the Lord." For the etymology of dies "day," see día. Dominica is from dominus "lord" (see dueño). Indo-European Romance Asturian domingu, Portuguese domingo, Galician domingo, Catalan diumenge, dia de diumenge, French dimanche, Italian domenica, Aromanian duminicã, Romanian duminică, Sardinian domigu, domiga Italian, Aromanian, and Romanian cognates and Sardinian domiga come from Late Latin dominica. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.