Etymology

agnomen

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Today it means: An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen. Full definition →

Latin agnōmen ← Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  6. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  7. Latinnōmen
  8. Latinagnōmen
  9. English todayagnomen

Borrowed from Latin agnōmen. By surface analysis, ag- + nomen.

Words from the same roots

Latinagnōmen all →

agnameagnominal

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