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Where does “nommer” come from?

nommer (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

nommer (French): to nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to...

Definitions

  1. to nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to...

Ancestry of “nommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnommerto name
2Old Frenchnomerto name; to be called
3Latinnōmināre—
4Latinnōminō—
5Latinnōmen—
6Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “nommer”

  • nomma
  • nommage
  • innommable
  • nomar
  • nomi
  • nomizar
  • uzantonomo
  • nomo
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