Latin

nominative

‘one who goes before’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin nominative.

4 English words in this record descend from Latin nominative, most familiar first.

• aggregate ← aggregat(e) ← aggregātum
• delegate ← delegat ← delegat ← dēlēgātus
• dictate ← dictātum
• ancestor ← ancestre ← ancestre

Etymograph / Latin nominative