Where does “nomination” come from?
Nomination comes from Latin nominationem, the accusative of nominatio (a naming or designation), derived from nomen (name) via the Latin suffix -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ and h₃neh₃-.
nomination (English): An act or instance of nominating; A device or...
Definitions
- An act or instance of nominating; A device or...
Ancestry of “nomination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nominationem | accusative singular of nōminātiō |
| 2 | Latin | nominatio | naming; nomination |
| 3 | Latin | nomino | I name, give a name to, call by name; I make... |
| 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 |