Etymology

noma

no·ma
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Today it means: A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek. Full definition →

New Latin noma ← Latin nomē ← Ancient Greek νομή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνομή“spreading (of sores)”
  2. Latin · derived fromnomē
  3. New Latin · borrowed fromnoma
  4. English todaynoma

Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).

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