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
- Of, or relating to gnomes; Mysterious and often...
Ancestry of “gnomic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gnomique | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γνωμικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γνώμη | means of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “gnomic”