Where does “νομός” come from?

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

νομός (Greek): nome, department, county, prefecture

Definitions

  1. nome, department, county, prefecture

Ancestry of “νομός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνομόςpasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
2Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “νομός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European némos →Every word from Ancient Greek νέμω →