Where does “nummulaire” come from?
nummulaire (French) comes from Latin nummulāris, 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.
nummulaire (French): nummular
Definitions
- nummular
Ancestry of “nummulaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nummulāris | nummular |
| 2 | Latin | nummulus | money |
| 3 | Latin | nummus | a coin, piece of money |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νοῦμμος | Doric spelling of νόμος; nummus, a coin used by... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |