Where does “nōmenclātūra” come from?

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

nōmenclātūra (Latin): a calling by name

Definitions

  1. a calling by name

Ancestry of “nōmenclātūra”, step by step

nōmenclātūra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nōmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōmenname
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Latin calāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalāre—
2Latinchalāre—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

via Latin calō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalōto call, announce solemnly, call out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “nōmenclātūra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →