Nomen etymology

Latin

Latin word nomen comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (Name.)

Etymology of nomen

Detailed word origin of nomen

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₁nómn̥ Proto-Indo-European (ine) Name.
nomen Latin (lat) (grammar) noun (i.e. substantive, adjective, pronoun, article or numeral). In particular, the middle name of a three-part free man's Latin name which distinguished one gens from another. Name, appellation. Title.