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Where does “noma” come from?

noma (English) comes from New Latin noma, from Latin nome, from Ancient Greek νομή, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

noma (English): A gangrenous disease leading to tissue...

Definitions

  1. A gangrenous disease leading to tissue...

Ancestry of “noma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinnoma—
2Latinnome—
3Ancient Greekνομήpasturage; division, distribution
4Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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