Where does “prenominally” come from?
prenominally (English) comes from English prenominal, from English nominal, from Middle English nominalle, from Latin nominalis, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Italic nomən, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
prenominally (English): Before a noun
Definitions
- Before a noun
Ancestry of “prenominally”, step by step
prenominally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prenominal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prenominal | That is placed before a noun; Such a word |
| 2 | English | nominal | Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | nominalle | of nouns |
| 4 | Latin | nominalis | nominal |
| 5 | Latin | nomen | name, appellation; in particular, the middle name... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nomən | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |