Where does “nomenclate” come from?
nomenclate (English) comes from English nomenclature, from Latin nōmenclātūra, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
nomenclate (English): To assign a name to, especially in accordance...
Definitions
- To assign a name to, especially in accordance...
Ancestry of “nomenclate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nomenclature | A set of rules used for forming the names or... |
| 2 | Latin | nōmenclātūra | a calling by name |
| 3 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 4 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |