Where does “nome” come from?
Nome comes from French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός, derived from the verb νέμω meaning to distribute or allot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nem-.
nome (English): A prefecture or unit of regional government in...
Definitions
- A prefecture or unit of regional government in...
Ancestry of “nome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | -nôme | nomial |
| 2 | Ido | nomo | name; noun |
| 3 | Ido | nomar | to name, call by name, say the name of |
| 4 | French | nommer | to nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to... |
| 5 | Middle French | nommer | to name |
| 6 | Old French | nomer | to name; to be called |
| 7 | Latin | nōmināre | — |
| 8 | Latin | nōminō | to name, give a name to, call by name |
| 9 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 10 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |