Where does “nouns” come from?

nouns (English) comes from English noun, from Middle English noun, from Anglo-Norman nom.

nouns (English): plural of noun; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of noun; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “nouns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnounA word that can be used to refer to a person,...
2Middle Englishnounnoun; An appellation
3Anglo-Normannom—
Every word from Anglo-Norman nom →Every word from Middle English noun →Every word from English noun →