Denominate
/dɪˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To give a name to; to designate or call by a particular term.
Did you know?It comes from Latin nomen, meaning “name,” the same root behind omen, nominate, and renown—proof that in old languages, naming was never just naming.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁nómn̥
“name”
Latin
Latin
nōmen
“a name, designation”
Latin
Latin
dēnōmināre
“to name, to call by name; to designate”
Old French
Old French
denominer
“to name, designate”
Middle English
English
denominen
“to name; to assign a name or title”
Modern English
English
denominate
“to name or designate formally”