Where does “noun” come from?

Noun comes from Middle English noun, from Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-, meaning to name or call.

noun (English): A word that can be used to refer to a person,...

Definitions

  1. A word that can be used to refer to a person,...

Ancestry of “noun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnounnoun; An appellation
2Anglo-Normannom—

Words derived from “noun”

Every word from Anglo-Norman nom →Every word from Middle English noun →