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Where does “prenominate” come from?

prenominate (English) comes from English nominate, from Latin nominare, from Latin nomino, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Italic nomən, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

prenominate (English): to name or mention ahead of time; aforementioned

Definitions

  1. to name or mention ahead of time; aforementioned

Ancestry of “prenominate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnominateTo name someone as a candidate for a particular...
2Latinnominarepresent active infinitive of nōminō;...
3LatinnominoI name, give a name to, call by name; I make...
4Latinnomenname, appellation; in particular, the middle name...
5Proto-Italicnomən—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →