Where does “anomie” come from?
anomie (Dutch) comes from French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία, from Ancient Greek ἄνομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
anomie (Dutch): lawlessness; anomie
Definitions
- lawlessness; anomie
Ancestry of “anomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anomie | anomie |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνομία | lawlessness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄνομος | lawless, impious; without the Mosaic law, hence... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |