Etymograph

English

nomos

Nomos comes from Ancient Greek νόμος ‘usage’, from νέμω ‘to distribute’, and ultimately from 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 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμοςnómos‘usage’
  5. Englishtodaynomos

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 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμοςnómos‘usage’
  5. Englishtodaynomos

Linked words

through Ancient Greek νέμω ‘to distribute’

numismatics, noma, 9 more

through Ancient Greek νόμος ‘usage’

numismatic, nome, 8 more

Another origin of nomos

  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‘to divide’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνομόςnomós‘district’
  5. Englishtodaynomos

Today it means

noun The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.

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

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

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