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Where does “αὐτονομία” come from?

αὐτονομία (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

αὐτονομία (Ancient Greek): autonomy, independence, freedom

Definitions

  1. autonomy, independence, freedom

Ancestry of “αὐτονομία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐτόνομοςsubject only to one's own laws, independent; of...
2Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
3Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “αὐτονομία”

  • autonomy
  • autonomous
  • autonomic
  • autonomously
  • semiautonomous
  • autonomist
  • nonautonomous
  • autonomically
  • dysautonomic
  • semiautonomy
  • nonautonomy
  • semiautonomously
  • nonautonomously
  • neuroautonomic
  • panautonomic
  • autonomousness
  • superautonomous
  • semi-autonomous
  • autonomia
  • autonomista
  • autonomía
  • autonómico
  • autonomie
  • autonomia
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