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Noun

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
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Stage 1 of 3
nomen
Latin · ancient
"name"
name
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Stage 2 of 3
non
Old French · medieval
"a word naming a person, place, or thing"
carried into French for a word naming a person, place, or thing
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Stage 3 of 3
noun
English · 1300s
"a word naming a person, place, thing, or idea"
settled as the English word for a word naming a person, place, thing, or idea
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