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Where does “νομοφύλαξ” come from?

νομοφύλαξ (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.

νομοφύλαξ (Ancient Greek): guardian of the laws, a title of officials...

Definitions

  1. guardian of the laws, a title of officials...

Ancestry of “νομοφύλαξ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “νομοφύλαξ”

  • nomophylax
  • nomophylactic
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