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Stage 1 of 3
nomen
Latin · ancient
"name"
name, combined with pro- (in place of)
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Stage 2 of 3
pronomen
Latin · ancient
"a word used in place of a noun"
a word used in place of a noun, from pro- and nomen
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Stage 3 of 3
pronoun
English · 1500s
"a word that substitutes for a noun"
settled as the English word for a word that substitutes for a noun
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