Where does “pronoun” come from?
Pronoun comes from Ancient Greek πρό meaning "before" combined with a form meaning "name," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including h₁nómn̥ and h₃neh₃-.
pronoun (English): A type of noun that refers anaphorically to...
Definitions
- A type of noun that refers anaphorically to...
Ancestry of “pronoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | pronom | pronoun |
| 2 | Latin | prōnōmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōmen | — |
| 4 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “pronoun”