Where does “noun” come from?
noun (Old French) comes from Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
noun (Old French): Alternative form of nom; name
Definitions
- Alternative form of nom; name
Ancestry of “noun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nom | name |
| 2 | Latin | nōmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “noun”