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
- autonomy; range, battery life
Ancestry of “autonomía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | αὐτονομία | autonomy, independence, freedom |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόνομος | subject only to one's own laws, independent; of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
Words derived from “autonomía”