English
nominate
Nominate comes from Middle English nominat(e) ‘named, designated’, from Latin nōminō ‘to name’, and ultimately from Hittite ḫannaⁱ- ‘to sue, judge’.
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nōmn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōmen‘name’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminō‘to name’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminātus‘named, having been named’perfect passive participle of nōminō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominat(e)‘named, designated’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014-09nominate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nōmn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōmen‘name’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminō‘to name’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminātus‘named, having been named’perfect passive participle of nōminō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominat(e)‘named, designated’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014-09nominate
Earliest quotation: 2014-09, -24, Rob Gommans and Antonius H. N. Cillessen: “In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate…”
first attested first attested in 1450 (as stated in the etymology)
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, pseudonym, anonymity, 34 more
through Latin nōmen ‘name’
noun, renown, ignominious, nomen, ignominy, 22 more
through Latin nōminō ‘to name’
Today it means
verb To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / nominate