English
isonomic
Isonomic comes from Ancient Greek νόμος ‘law’, from νέμω ‘to distribute’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ném-e-ti ‘to assign, allot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμοςnómos‘law’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849isonomic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμοςnómos‘law’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849isonomic
Earliest quotation: 1849, Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky: “isonomic layers are always opposed to one another ;…”
Formed from iso
Linked words
through Ancient Greek νέμω ‘to distribute’
through Ancient Greek νόμος ‘law’
Today it means
adj The same, or equal, in law or right; one in kind or origin; analogous or similar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ném-e-ti / isonomic