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Where does “ergonomic” come from?

Ergonomic comes from Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, "law" or "system") and νέμω (némō, "to distribute" or "to manage"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

ergonomic (English): Of or relating to the science of ergonomics;...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the science of ergonomics;...

Ancestry of “ergonomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-ic-ic; Used to form diminutive nouns
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ergonomic”

  • ergonomically
  • nonergonomic
  • unergonomic
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