Etymology

uninominal

U1N1I1N1O1M3I1N1A1L1

Today it means: That elects one member from each district, or (of a person) elected from a specific district rather than at large. Full definition →

English nominal ← Middle English nominalle ← Latin nōminālis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  9. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  10. Latinnōmen
  11. Latinnōminālis
  12. Middle Englishnominalle
  13. Englishnominal
  14. English todayuninominal

From uni- + nominal.

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