nomin / nom
name
Latin · nomen, nominis
Latin nomen, nominis 'name'. Nomin words are about names and naming: nominate puts a name forward, nominal is 'in name only', misnomer is a wrong name, denominator names the kind of part in a fraction.
Memory trick
NOMin sounds like NAME: nominate names someone for an election.
Words from this root
- nominate (nomin + ate) — to put forward a nameनामांकित करना
- nominal (nomin + al) — in name only; very smallनाममात्र का
- nominally (nominal + ly) — in name onlyनाममात्र को
- denominate (de + nomin + ate) — to name or labelनामित करना
- denominator (de + nomin + ator) — bottom number of a fractionहर, भाजक
- misnomer (mis + nom + er) — a wrong nameग़लत नाम
- nomenclature (nomen + clature) — system of naming thingsनामकरण पद्धति
- ignominy (ig + nomin + y) — loss of good nameअपमान, बदनामी
- ignominious (ig + nomin + ious) — shameful, disgracefulअपमानजनक
- binomial (bi + nomin + al) — an expression with two names or termsद्विपद
- cognomen (co + gnomen) — a family name or nicknameउपनाम