Where does “gnomic” come from?

gnomic (English) comes from French gnomique, from Ancient Greek γνωμικός, from Ancient Greek γνώμη, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

gnomic (English): Of, or relating to gnomes; Mysterious and often...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to gnomes; Mysterious and often...

Ancestry of “gnomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgnomiquegnomic
2Ancient Greekγνωμικός—
3Ancient Greekγνώμηmeans of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;...
4Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “gnomic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω →