English Explanatory Dictionary

denominal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Denominative (deriving from a noun).
noun
  1. A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.

Word forms

denominal denominals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English denominal From de- + nominal.

Synonyms

denominative desubstantival

Derived words

denominally non-denominal
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