Domestic
/dəˈmɛstɪk/noun
Relating to the home or household; also tamed, cultivated, or not wild.
Did you know?Its root is tied to Latin *domus* (“house”), the same ancient family that gave us words for a household’s domain and the idea of being “at home” in a place.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dem-
“to build; house, household”
Latin
Latin
domus
“house, home, household”
Late Latin
Latin
domesticus
“of the house; belonging to the household”
Old French
Old French
domestique
“of the household; servant”
Middle English
English
domestik
“pertaining to the home or household”
Modern English
English
domestic
“relating to the home, family, or internal affairs; tamed or cultivated”