English
denominal
Denominal comes from Latin nōminālis ‘nominal (of a name)’, and goes back to Hittite ḫannaⁱ- ‘to sue, judge’.
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-1transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥2‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nōmn̥2‘name’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōmen2
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminālis2‘nominal (of a name)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominalle2
- English1500–presentnominal2
- Englishtodaydenominal2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
- 2 Wiktionary, English denominal
Lineage
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥Wiktionary, English denominal‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nōmn̥Wiktionary, English denominal‘name’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōmenWiktionary, English denominal
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminālisWiktionary, English denominal‘nominal (of a name)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominalleWiktionary, English denominal
- English1500–presentnominalWiktionary, English denominal
- EnglishtodaydenominalWiktionary, English denominal
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, pseudonym, anonymity, 31 more
through Latin nōmen
noun, nomination, allocate, nominate, renown, misnomer, nominative, ignominious, ignominy, nomen, 19 more
Today it means
adj Denominative (deriving from a noun).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “denominal”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / denominal