Etymology of the English word nim
the English word
nimderived from the English word
archaicderived from the French word
archaiquederived from the Greek word
archaikos, ἀρχαϊκός
derived from the Greek word
archaios, ἀρχαῖος (original or primeval)
derived from the Greek word
arche, ἀρχή ((properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank))
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
derived from the French word
archaicderived from the Greek word
arkhaikosderived from the Greek word
archaios, ἀρχαῖος (original or primeval)
derived from the Greek word
arche, ἀρχή ((properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank))
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nem-Date
The earliest known usage of nim in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
