Etymology

nomothetic

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Today it means: Relating to the underlying laws of a subject. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νομοθετικός (nomothetikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti ← Proto-Hellenic *némō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  3. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  4. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  5. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  8. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  9. Ancient Greekνομοθέτης (nomothétēs)
  10. Ancient Greekνομοθετικός (nomothetikós)
  11. English todaynomothetic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νομοθετικός (nomothetikós).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνομοθετικός all →

nomothetics

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