Where does “ominate” come from?
ominate (English) comes from Latin ominatus, from Latin ōminor, from Latin ōmen, from Old Latin osmen, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
ominate (English): To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken
Definitions
- To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken
Ancestry of “ominate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ominatus | of omen |
| 2 | Latin | ōminor | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōmen | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | osmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
Words derived from “ominate”