Where does “nōmen” come from?

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

nōmen (Latin): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “nōmen”, step by step

nōmen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin est

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

via Proto-Italic nōmən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnōmən—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Proto-Italic *nōmn̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*nōmn̥name

Words derived from “nōmen”

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