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Where does “innominate” come from?

Innominate derives from Latin innominatus, formed from Latin in- (not) and nominare (to name), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and name.

innominate (English): Having no name; anonymous; An innominate bone

Definitions

  1. Having no name; anonymous; An innominate bone

Ancestry of “innominate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnominatusunnamed
2Latinnōminātus—
3Latinnōminō—
4Latinnōmen—
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →