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Where does “νόμισμα” come from?

νόμισμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νόμισμα, from Ancient Greek νομίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

νόμισμα (Greek): a coin; the basic currency of a country; nomisma

Definitions

  1. a coin; the basic currency of a country; nomisma

Ancestry of “νόμισμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόμισμαthat which is sanctioned by usage; a current...
2Ancient GreekνομίζωI use customarily, practise; I acknowledge,...
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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