Where does “neom” come from?

neom (Romanian) comes from Romanian om, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

neom (Romanian): monster, evil or wicked person, person without...

Definitions

  1. monster, evil or wicked person, person without...

Ancestry of “neom”, step by step

neom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian om

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianomman; human; might
2Latinhomōhuman, person, man
3Old Latinhemō—
4Proto-Italichemōman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Romanian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneus
2Vulgar Latinnis—
3Latinnōswe, us
4Proto-Italicnōswe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →