Where does “nominalist” come from?
Nominalist comes from English nominal plus the suffix -ista from Latin, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ meaning name.
nominalist (English): An adherent of any of the various kinds of...
Definitions
- An adherent of any of the various kinds of...
Ancestry of “nominalist”, step by step
nominalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nominal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nominal | Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | nominalle | of nouns |
| 3 | Latin | nominalis | nominal |
| 4 | Latin | nomen | name, appellation; in particular, the middle name... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nomən | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via French nominaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nominaliste | nominalist |