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
2Latinnōminātusnamed, having been named
3Latinnōminōto name, give a name to, call by name
4Latinnōmenname
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “innominate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →