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
- to name or mention ahead of time; aforementioned
Ancestry of “prenominate”, step by step
prenominate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nominate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nominate | To name someone as a candidate for a particular... |
| 2 | Latin | nominare | present active infinitive of nōminō;... |
| 3 | Latin | nomino | I name, give a name to, call by name; I make... |
| 4 | Latin | nomen | name, appellation; in particular, the middle name... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nomən | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Latin praenominatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praenominatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | praenominare | to give the prenomen to, to prenominate |