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

  1. To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken

Ancestry of “ominate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinominatusof omen
2Latinōminorto forebode, presage, prognosticate, augur, predict, prophesy
3Latinōmenomen, sign, harbinger, portent, token
4Old Latinosmen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “ominate”

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