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Etymology of the English word nome

the English word nome
derived from the Greek word nomos, νόμος (law; name; law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle))
derived from the Greek word nemein, νέμω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
derived from the English word nimen

Derivations in English

numb, number

Usage

Word found in Middle English, Modern English



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