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Where does “νέμω” come from?

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

νέμω (Ancient Greek): to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...

Definitions

  1. to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...

Ancestry of “νέμω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
2Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “νέμω”

  • economic
  • economy
  • economics
  • autonomy
  • autonomous
  • economically
  • socioeconomic
  • economical
  • astronomy
  • macroeconomic
  • autonomic
  • Nemesis
  • autonomously
  • nomad
  • macroeconomics
  • microeconomic
  • ergonomic
  • anomie
  • nome
  • microeconomics
  • noneconomic
  • uneconomic
  • uneconomical
  • nomadism
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