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Where does “nomocracy” come from?

nomocracy (English) comes from English nomo-, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nomocracy (English): A political system under the sovereignty of...

Definitions

  1. A political system under the sovereignty of...

Ancestry of “nomocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnomo-law
2Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
3Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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