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Where does “bionomia” come from?

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

bionomia (Italian): bionomics, ecology

Definitions

  1. bionomics, ecology

Ancestry of “bionomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-nomia-nomy; -nomics
2Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
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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