Where does “dénommer” come from?
dénommer (French) comes from Latin denominare, from Latin denomino, from Latin nomino, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Italic nomən, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
dénommer (French): to name
Definitions
- to name
Ancestry of “dénommer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | denominare | present active infinitive of dēnōminō;... |
| 2 | Latin | denomino | I name, designate, nominate |
| 3 | Latin | nomino | I name, give a name to, call by name; I make... |
| 4 | Latin | nomen | name, appellation; in particular, the middle name... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nomən | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |