Where does “outonomie” come from?
outonomie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch autonomie, from Latin autonomia, from Ancient Greek αὐτονομία, from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
outonomie (Afrikaans): autonomy
Ancestry of “outonomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | autonomie | autonomy |
| 2 | Latin | autonomia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτονομία | autonomy, independence, freedom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόνομος | subject only to one's own laws, independent; of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |