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Where does “autonomía” come from?

autonomía (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek αὐτονομία, 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.

autonomía (Spanish): autonomy; range, battery life

Definitions

  1. autonomy; range, battery life

Ancestry of “autonomía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐτονομίαautonomy, independence, freedom
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

Words derived from “autonomía”

  • autonómico
  • autonomista
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