Where does “semiautonomo” come from?

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

semiautonomo (Italian): semiautonomous

Definitions

  1. semiautonomous

Ancestry of “semiautonomo”, step by step

semiautonomo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian autonomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianautonomoautonomous; independent; member of an independent...
2Ancient Greekαὐτόνομοςsubject only to one's own laws, independent; of...
3Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
4Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via Portuguese autónomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseautónomoautonomous
2Frenchautonomeautonomous

via Spanish autónomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishautónomoautonomous; self-employed, freelance; freelancer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European némosEvery word from Ancient Greek νέμω