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Where does “nomade” come from?

nomade (Dutch) comes from French nomade, from Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas, from Ancient Greek Νομάς, from Ancient Greek νομός, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nomade (Dutch): nomad

Definitions

  1. nomad

Ancestry of “nomade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnomadenomadic; nomad
2Middle Frenchnomadenomad
3LatinNomasa nomad; Numidian
4Ancient GreekΝομάςa Numidian; an inhabitant of Numidia
5Ancient Greekνομόςpasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
6Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
7Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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