Where does “omen” come from?
Omen comes from Latin omen, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃ésth₁ with the suffix -mn̥, which formed agent nouns and abstract nouns in Proto-Indo-European.
omen (English): Something which portends or is perceived to...
Definitions
- Something which portends or is perceived to...
Ancestry of “omen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ōmen | — |
| 2 | Old Latin | osmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
Words derived from “omen”