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Where does “nummulation” come from?

nummulation (English) comes from Latin nummulus, from Latin nummus, from Ancient Greek νοῦμμος, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nummulation (English): The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in...

Definitions

  1. The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in...

Ancestry of “nummulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnummulusmoney
2Latinnummusa coin, piece of money
3Ancient GreekνοῦμμοςDoric spelling of νόμος; nummus, a coin used by...
4Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
5Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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