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English word origin

Etymology of nomen

From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens. · The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ. · A taxonomic name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Borrowed-form mentionnōmenla
  • Doublet mentionnameen
  • Doublet mentionnounen
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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