Nominate
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th century.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō(“I name”), from nōmen(“a name”).
etymonline
nominate (v.)
1540s, "to call or mention by name" (common in 17c., but now rare or obsolete), a back-formation from nomination or else from Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare "to name, call by name, give a name to," also "name for office," from nomen "name" (from PIE root *no-men- "name"). Later "to appoint or designate by name to some office or duty" (1560s); "to propose or formally enter (someone's name) as a candidate for election" (c. 1600). It also occasionally was used from c. 1600 with a sense "give a name to." Related: Nominated; nominating.
