Where does “nomen” come from?

Nomen comes from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃neh₃- meaning to name or give a name.

nomen (English): The name of a citizen of Ancient Rome,...

Definitions

  1. The name of a citizen of Ancient Rome,...

Ancestry of “nomen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōmenname
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →