Where does “innommable” come from?
innommable (French) comes from French nommer, from Middle French nommer, from Old French nomer, from Latin nōmināre, from Latin nōminō, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti — to be.
innommable (French): unnameable; unspeakable
Ancestry of “innommable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nommer | to nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to... |
| 2 | Middle French | nommer | to name |
| 3 | Old French | nomer | to name; to be called |
| 4 | Latin | nōmināre | — |
| 5 | Latin | nōminō | — |
| 6 | Latin | nōmen | — |
| 7 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |