Etymograph

English

noma

Noma comes from Ancient Greek νομή ‘spreading (of sores)’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ném-e-ti ‘to assign, allot’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμωnémō‘feed, devour, spread (of sores)’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνομήnomḗ‘spreading (of sores)’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnomē
  6. New Latinc. 1500–1900noma
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμωnémō‘feed, devour, spread (of sores)’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνομήnomḗ‘spreading (of sores)’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnomē
  6. New Latinc. 1500–1900noma
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Hellenic *némō

numismatics, 9 more

through Ancient Greek νέμω ‘feed, devour, spread (of sores)’

numismatic, nome, nomos, 10 more

Today it means

noun A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ném-e-ti / noma

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