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
gnomery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English GNOME
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | GNOME | An open-source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems |
| 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 |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |