Where does “gastronomy” come from?
Gastronomy comes from French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία, combining γαστήρ (stomach) and νόμος (law, from νέμω, to distribute or manage), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nem-.
gastronomy (English): The art of preparing and eating good food; The...
Definitions
- The art of preparing and eating good food; The...
Ancestry of “gastronomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gastronomie | gastronomy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαστρονομία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |