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-nomy

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Proto-Indo-European *nem-der.
Proto-Indo-European *németi
Proto-Hellenic *némō
Ancient Greek νέμω (némō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Latin -nomialbor.
French -nomiebor.
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Latin -nomialbor.
English -nomy

    Borrowed from French -nomie, and a learned borrowing from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law, custom”).

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    -nomy

    1. a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management

    Derived terms

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    English terms suffixed with -nomy
    aeronomy
    agronomy
    anthroponomy
    antinomy
    astronomy
    autonomy
    bionomy
    biostratinomy
    chrononomy
    cleronomy
    climatonomy
    dactylonomy
    demonomy
    dysnomy
    economy
    ergonomic
    eunomy
    gastronomy
    geonomy
    haptonomy
    heteronomy
    histonomy
    holonomy
    -nomics
    ideonomy
    isonomy
    meronomy
    morphonomy
    mythonomy
    nosonomy
    ontonomy
    organonomy
    orgonomy
    parelectronomy
    partonomy
    phytonomy
    plutonomy
    psychonomy
    rheonomy
    stratinomy
    stratonomy
    taphonomy
    taxonomy
    technonomy
    teleonomy
    theonomy
    troponomy
    zoonomy
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