Where does “nomic” come from?
Nomic comes from Ancient Greek νομικός, derived from νόμος meaning law or custom, itself from νέμω meaning to distribute or allot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nem-.
nomic (English): customary; ordinary; applied to the usual...
Definitions
- customary; ordinary; applied to the usual...
Ancestry of “nomic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | νομικός | relating to laws, legal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
Words derived from “nomic”