Where does “prōnōmen” come from?

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

prōnōmen (Latin): pronoun

Definitions

  1. pronoun

Ancestry of “prōnōmen”, step by step

prōnōmen traces back through two 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 Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀντωνυμίαpronoun

Words derived from “prōnōmen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éstiEvery word from Latin est