Where does “-nomy” come from?

-nomy (English) comes from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-nomy (English): a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...

Definitions

  1. a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...

Ancestry of “-nomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-nomie-nomy
2Latin-nomia-nomy
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-nomy”

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