English
nominatively
Nominatively comes from Latin nōminō ‘to nominate for office’, from Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ ‘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
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminō‘to nominate for office’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominatyf
- English1500–presentnominative
- Englishtodaynominatively
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminō‘to nominate for office’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōminātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nominatyf
- English1500–presentnominative
- Englishtodaynominatively
A compound of nominative + -ly
Middle English nominatyf
English nominative
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, anonymity, pseudonym, 34 more
through Latin nōmen
noun, renown, nomen, ignominious, ignominy, 22 more
through Latin nōminō ‘to nominate for office’
through Latin nōminātīvus
Today it means
adv In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / nominatively