Etymology

nemat-

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

Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
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nemat- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekνέω (néō)
  3. Ancient Greekνῆμᾰ (nêmă)
  4. English todaynemat-

Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmăt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare -nema.

nemat- · prefix2

From nemat(ode), itself from nemat-¹.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνῆμᾰ all →

-nema

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