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Where does “nomino” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nomino”, step by step

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