Where does “anomie” come from?
Anomie comes from French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία, a formation of ἄνομος (lawless) combining ἀ- (not) with νέμω (to distribute or allot law), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and distribute.
anomie (English): Alienation or social instability caused by...
Definitions
- Alienation or social instability caused by...
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 |