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
- The name of a citizen of Ancient Rome,...
Ancestry of “nomen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nōmen | — |
| 2 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |