Where does “omened” come from?

Omened derives from English omen, from Latin omen meaning a sign or portent, from the Latin -men suffix attached to Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ and -mn̥.

omened (English): Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens

Definitions

  1. Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens

Ancestry of “omened”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomenSomething which portends or is perceived to...
2Latinōmenomen, sign, harbinger, portent, token
3Old Latinosmen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “omened”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Old Latin osmen →Every word from Latin ōmen →