Where does “antinomia” come from?
antinomia (Italian) comes from Latin antinomia, from Ancient Greek ἀντινομία, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
antinomia (Italian): antinomy
Ancestry of “antinomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | antinomia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντινομία | contradiction |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |