Where does “nomen oblitum” come from?

nomen oblitum (Translingual) comes from Latin nomen, from Proto-Italic nomən, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nomen oblitum (Translingual): In zoological nomenclature, a name which has not...

Definitions

  1. In zoological nomenclature, a name which has not...

Ancestry of “nomen oblitum”, step by step

nomen oblitum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nomen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnomenname, appellation; in particular, the middle name...
2Proto-Italicnomən—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Latin oblitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoblitusforgotten; disregarded, neglected; daubed over,...
2LatinoblinoI daub over, besmear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic nomən →