Where does “nomothetics” come from?

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

nomothetics (English): system defining laws or rules

Definitions

  1. system defining laws or rules

Ancestry of “nomothetics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνομοθετικόςrelating to legislation, legislative; fitted for...
2Ancient Greekνομοθέτηςlegislator, lawmaker, lawgiver
3Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European némosEvery word from Ancient Greek νέμω