Where does “neknomination” come from?
neknomination (English) comes from English nomination, from Latin nominationem, from Latin nominatio, from Latin nomino, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Italic nomən, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
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Ancestry of “neknomination”, step by step
neknomination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nomination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nomination | An act or instance of nominating; A device or... |
| 2 | Latin | nominationem | accusative singular of nōminātiō |
| 3 | Latin | nominatio | naming; nomination |
| 4 | Latin | nomino | I name, give a name to, call by name; I make... |
| 5 | Latin | nomen | name, appellation; in particular, the middle name... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nomən | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via English neck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neck | The part of the body connecting the head and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | nekke | neck |
| 3 | Old English | hnecca | back of the neck; back of the head; neck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnakkō | nape |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |