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cognom.

cognomen

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔɡ.nɔ̃/

  1. cognomen

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Latin cōgnōmenbor. Middle French cognom French cognom Inherited from Middle French cognom, from Latin cōgnōmen, from con- + nōmen. By surface analysis, con- + nom. Doublet of cognomen.

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