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Where does “νομάς” come from?

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

νομάς (Ancient Greek): roaming about for pasture, pastoral tribes;...

Definitions

  1. roaming about for pasture, pastoral tribes;...

Ancestry of “νομάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνομόςpasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
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 “νομάς”

  • nomad
  • nomadism
  • Numidia
  • nomadology
  • nomadological
  • seminomad
  • nomadize
  • nomadian
  • nomade
  • nomadity
  • nomadship
  • nomadness
  • nomadical
  • nomadistic
  • nomadologist
  • nomadologically
  • nomadem
  • nomas
  • Nomas
  • Numida
  • Numidia
  • nómada
  • nomadismo
  • nomadistico
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