Where does “ergonomico” come from?
ergonomico (Italian) comes from Spanish ergonomía, from Spanish -nomia, from Ancient Greek -νομία, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
ergonomico (Italian): ergonomic
Definitions
- ergonomic
Ancestry of “ergonomico”, step by step
ergonomico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ergonomía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ergonomía | ergonomics |
| 2 | Spanish | -nomia | nomy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -νομία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |