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Etymology of doge

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dux Venetan doxebor. Italian dogeder. English doge Part

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dux Venetan doxebor. Italian dogeder. English doge Partly from Middle French doge and partly from its etymon, Italian doge, from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duc, duce, duke, and dux.

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  • Root classification mention*dewk-ine-pro
  • Borrowed-form mentiondogefrm
  • Borrowed-form mentiondogeit
  • Derivation mentiondoxevec
  • Derivation mentionducemla
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Deliberate misspelling of doggy. · Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Old English *dogga Middle English dogge English dog English doge From dog, probably as a sensational spelling of doggy like monke. First attested in the 2005 episode "Biz Cas Fri 1" from Homestar Runner.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

Alternative letter-case form of DOGE.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See DOGE.

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