Where does “gnomery” come from?
gnomery (English) comes from English GNOME, from Ancient Greek γνώμη, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
gnomery (English): A place set aside for the display of garden...
Definitions
- A place set aside for the display of garden...
Ancestry of “gnomery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | GNOME | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γνώμη | means of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |