Etymology of the Russian word nomenklatura
the Russian word nomenklatura
derived from the Latin word nomenclatura (assigning of names to things, nomenclature; mentioning things by name)
derived from the Latin word nomenclator (one who address person by name; slave who announced guests, dishes)
derived from the Latin word nomen (name, unnamed bone, unnamed artery; name, family name; noun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-
derived from the Latin word calare (to call, inserted or placed between; announce, proclaim; summon; let down, allow to hang free; loosen)
derived from the Greek word chalao, χαλάω (to lower (as into a void))
derived from the Greek word kaleo, καλέω (to 'call' (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise))
derived from the Greek word chalan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelə- (to call)