Where does “nominal” come from?

nominal (Indonesian) comes from Dutch nominaal, from French nominal, from Latin nōminālis, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

nominal (Indonesian): nominal

Definitions

  1. nominal

Ancestry of “nominal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnominaalnominal, in name but not in reality; nominal,...
2Frenchnominalnominal
3Latinnōminālisnominal (of a name)
4Latinnōmenname
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →