Where does “numulit” come from?
numulit (Romanian) comes from French nummulite, from Latin nummulus, from Latin nummus, from Ancient Greek νοῦμμος, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
numulit (Romanian): nummulite
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- nummulite
Ancestry of “numulit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nummulite | nummulite |
| 2 | Latin | nummulus | money |
| 3 | Latin | nummus | a coin, piece of money |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νοῦμμος | Doric spelling of νόμος; nummus, a coin used by... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |