Domesticity
/ˌdoʊ.mɛˈstɪs.ə.ti/noun
The state or condition of being domestic; home life or the qualities associated with the home.
Did you know?Domesticity ultimately traces back to Latin *domus* (“house”), and that same root also gave English words like *dominate* and *dominion*, so the language of home is historically tied to the language of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dem-
“to build, house, or arrange”
Latin
Latin
domus
“house, home, household”
Latin
Latin
domesticus
“of the house, belonging to the household”
Late Latin
Latin
domesticĭtas
“the state of being at home; household life”
Middle English
English
domesticite
“domestic condition or home life”
Modern English
English
domesticity
“the quality or state of being domestic; home-centered life”