denominate
/dɪˈnɒməˌneɪt/dih-NO-muh-nayt
/dɪˈnɑməˌneɪt/dih-NAH-muh-nayt
Meaningto name
Common meaning: to name or to express in a stated unit
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- nomina nameLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1213 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘down, away, off’ + ‘a name’ → denominate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nōmen ‘a name’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nōmen, p. 1213 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nōmen, -inis Latin “a name”
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