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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.

neknomination (English): An online drinking game, typically involving a...

Definitions

  1. An online drinking game, typically involving a...

Ancestry of “neknomination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnominationAn act or instance of nominating; A device or...
2Latinnominationemaccusative singular of nōminātiō
3Latinnominationaming; nomination
4LatinnominoI name, give a name to, call by name; I make...
5Latinnomenname, appellation; in particular, the middle name...
6Proto-Italicnomən—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →