Where does “nomenclatress” come from?
nomenclatress (English) comes from English nomenclator, from Latin nōmenclātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
nomenclatress (English): A female nomenclator
Definitions
- A female nomenclator
Ancestry of “nomenclatress”, step by step
nomenclatress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nomenclator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nomenclator | An assistant who specializes in providing timely... |
| 2 | Latin | nōmenclātor | a slave who acted as receptionist, keeping track of the names of clients arriving to see his master |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |