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Where does “nómada” come from?

nómada (Spanish) comes from Latin Nomas, from Ancient Greek Νομάς, from Ancient Greek νομός, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

nómada (Spanish): nomadic; nomad

Definitions

  1. nomadic; nomad

Ancestry of “nómada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNomasa nomad; Numidian
2Ancient GreekΝομάςa Numidian; an inhabitant of Numidia
3Ancient Greekνομόςpasture, field; herbage, food; division,...
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 “nómada”

  • nomadismo
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