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
Definitions
- unnameable; unspeakable
Ancestry of “innommable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to name, give a name to, call by name |
| 6 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 7 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |