Domingo etymology

Spanish

Spanish word domingo comes from Latin dominus, and later Latin dies Dominica (Sunday.)

Etymology of domingo

Detailed word origin of domingo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
dominus Latin (lat) A master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor. An owner of a residence; the master of its servants and slaves. Sir (greeting). The master of a feast, the entertainer, host. The master of a play or of public games, the employer of players or gladiators.
dominicus Latin (lat) (Ecclesiastical Latin) the Lord’s, God’s. (rare, does not occur in Cicero’s works) of or belonging to a lord or master. (since the formation of the Empire) imperial. (transferred senses) :.
dies Dominica Latin (lat) Sunday.
domingo Spanish (es) Sunday.