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Where does “anholonomy” come from?

anholonomy (English) comes from English holonomy, from English -nomy, 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...

anholonomy (English): An anholonomic system

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  1. An anholonomic system

Ancestry of “anholonomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholonomyGiven a smooth closed curve "C" on a surface "M",...
2English-nomya system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...
3French-nomie-nomy
4Latin-nomia-nomy
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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