Where does “Νέμεσις” come from?

Νέμεσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νέμεσις, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

Νέμεσις (Ancient Greek): Nemesis, goddess of retribution

Definitions

  1. Nemesis, goddess of retribution

Ancestry of “Νέμεσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέμεσιςdistribution; retribution; wrath
2Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “Νέμεσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European némos →Every word from Ancient Greek νέμω →