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Where does “uninominal” come from?

uninominal (English) comes 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.

uninominal (English): That elects one member from each district, or ...

Definitions

  1. That elects one member from each district, or ...

Ancestry of “uninominal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnominalOf, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a...
2Middle Englishnominalleof nouns
3Latinnominalisnominal
4Latinnomenname, appellation; in particular, the middle name...
5Proto-Italicnomən—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →