Where does “νομικός” come from?

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

νομικός (Ancient Greek): relating to laws, legal

Definitions

relating to laws, legal

Ancestry of “νομικός”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	νόμος	usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
2	Ancient Greek	νέμω	to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
3	Proto-Indo-European	némos	sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
4	Proto-Indo-European	nem-	to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “νομικός”

nomic
nomically
Nomic

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