Where does “νομοθέτης” come from?

νομοθέτης (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.

νομοθέτης (Ancient Greek): legislator, lawmaker, lawgiver

Definitions

  1. legislator, lawmaker, lawgiver

Ancestry of “νομοθέτης”, step by step

νομοθέτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
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

via Ancient Greek τίθημι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “νομοθέτης”

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