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Where does “Nemesi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Nemesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝέμεσιςNemesis, goddess of retribution
2Ancient Greekνέμεσιςdistribution; retribution; wrath
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
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