Where does “nomo” come from?
nomo (Esperanto) comes from French nom, from Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
nomo (Esperanto): name
Definitions
- name
Ancestry of “nomo”, step by step
nomo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French nom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nom | A name, "especially" a last name or family name;... |
| 2 | Old French | nom | name |
| 3 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 4 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Italian nome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nome | name; first name; name, reputation |