Where does “Nomic” come from?
Nomic (English) comes from Ancient Greek νομικός, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
Nomic (English): A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules
Definitions
- A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules
Ancestry of “Nomic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νομικός | relating to laws, legal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |