Where does “nemorous” come from?

nemorous (English) comes from Latin nemus, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nemorous (English): Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves

Definitions

  1. Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves

Ancestry of “nemorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnemusA grove or a glade; a pasture; wood
2Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European némos →Every word from Latin nemus →