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Where does “nomu” come from?

nomu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nomi, from Esperanto nomo, 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.

nomu (Esperanto): imperative of nomi

Definitions

  1. imperative of nomi

Ancestry of “nomu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonomito name
2Esperantonomoname
3FrenchnomA name, "especially" a last name or family name;...
4Old Frenchnomname
5Latinnōmen—
6Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →