Where does “-nôme” come from?

-nôme (French) comes from Ido nomo, from Ido nomar, from French nommer, from Middle French nommer, from Old French nomer, from Latin nōmināre, from Latin nōminō, from Latin nōmen — to be.

-nôme (French): nomial

Definitions

nomial

Ancestry of “-nôme”, step by step

-nôme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido nomo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ido	nomo	name; noun
2	Ido	nomar	to name, call by name, say the name of
3	French	nommer	to nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to...
4	Middle French	nommer	to name
5	Old French	nomer	to name; to be called
6	Latin	nōmināre	—
7	Latin	nōminō	to name, give a name to, call by name
8	Latin	nōmen	name
9	Latin	est	third-person singular present active indicative...
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ésti	to be
11	Proto-Indo-European	h₁es-	to be

via Ancient Greek νομός

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	νομός	pasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
2	Ancient Greek	νέμω	to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
3	Proto-Indo-European	némos	sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
4	Proto-Indo-European	-os	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-nôme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →