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Where does “nomi” come from?

nomi (Italian) comes from Italian nome, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

nomi (Italian): plural of nome

Definitions

  1. plural of nome

Ancestry of “nomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannomename; first name; name, reputation
2Latinnōmen—
3Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →