English
trinominal
Trinominal comes from Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ ‘name’, and goes back to 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 CEnōmenas nōmen, oblique stem
- Englishtodaytrinominal
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 CEnōmenas nōmen, oblique stem
- Englishtodaytrinominal
Formed from tri-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, pseudonym, anonymity, 31 more
through Latin nōmen
noun, nomination, allocate, renown, nominate, misnomer, nominative, nomen, ignominious, ignominy, 19 more
Today it means
adj trinomial
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / trinominal