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Where does “-nomia” come from?

-nomia (Spanish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “-nomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-νομία—
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

Words derived from “-nomia”

  • gastronomía
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