Where does “autonomousness” come from?
autonomousness (English) comes from English autonomous, from English autonomy, from Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ, from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
autonomousness (English): Autonomy
Ancestry of “autonomousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | autonomous | Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient,... |
| 2 | English | autonomy | Self-government; freedom to act or function... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόνομος | subject only to one's own laws, independent; of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |