Etymology of the Greek word gastronomia (γαστρονομία)
the Greek word gastronomia, γαστρονομία
derived from the Late Greek word gaster, γαστήρ (belly; stomach; the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand)
using the Greek suffix -nomia, -νομία
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))
using the Greek prefix gastro-