Where does “quintinomial” come from?

quintinomial (English) comes from English -nomial, from Ancient Greek νομός, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

quintinomial (English): Having five terms

Definitions

  1. Having five terms

Ancestry of “quintinomial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nomial—
2Ancient Greekνομόςpasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European némos →Every word from Ancient Greek νέμω →