nomenclature
noun
[ nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋklətʃə ]
• the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
• "the Linnean system of zoological nomenclature"
Origin:
early 17th century: from French, from Latin nomenclatura, from nomen ‘name’ + clatura ‘calling, summoning’ (from calare ‘to call’).
