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Where does “nomma” come from?

nomma (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.

nomma (French): third-person singular past historic of nommer

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of nommer

Ancestry of “nomma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnommerto nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to...
2Middle Frenchnommerto name
3Old Frenchnomerto name; to be called
4Latinnōmināre—
5Latinnōminō—
6Latinnōmen—
7Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →