Etymology

-nema

Today it means: Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromνῆμᾰ“thread”
  2. English today-nema

From Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare nemat-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνῆμᾰ all →

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