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Where does “autonome” come from?

autonome (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål autonom, 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.

autonome (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of autonom; plural of autonom

Definitions

  1. definite singular of autonom; plural of autonom

Ancestry of “autonome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålautonomautonomous
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
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