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Where does “Nicodème” come from?

Nicodème (French) comes from Latin Nīcodēmus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Nicodème (French): Nicodemus

Definitions

  1. Nicodemus

Ancestry of “Nicodème”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNīcodēmus—
2Ancient GreekΝῑκόδημος—
3Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Nicodème”

  • nigauderie
  • nigaudement
  • nigaud
  • Nigodème
  • attrape-nigaud
  • attrape-nigaud
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