Etymology

nom-

Today it means: law, legislation Full definition →

Ancient Greek νόμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνόμος“law”
  2. English todaynom-

Representing νομ- (nom-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνόμος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.