nom
law, custom; to manage
Greek · nomos (νόμος); nemein
Greek nomos means law or custom; nemein means to manage. Economy is household management, astronomy is the law of the stars, autonomy is self-rule, and a nomad moves with his flock.
Memory trick
Nom: a gnome manages the garden with strict laws.
Words from this root
- economy (eco + nomy) — management of a household or countryअर्थव्यवस्था
- economic (eco + nom + ic) — about money and tradeआर्थिक
- economical (eco + nom + ical) — saving money wiselyकिफ़ायती
- economics (eco + nom + ics) — the study of money and tradeअर्थशास्त्र
- autonomy (auto + nomy) — self-ruleस्वायत्तता
- autonomous (auto + nom + ous) — ruling itselfस्वायत्त
- astronomy (astro + nomy) — the law of the starsखगोल विज्ञान
- gastronomy (gastro + nomy) — the art of good eatingखान-पान कला
- agronomy (agro + nomy) — the management of fieldsकृषि विज्ञान
- metronome (metro + nome) — a device that measures musical timeमेट्रोनोम, ताल मापक
- ergonomics (ergo + nomics) — the study of efficient work designकार्य-सुविधा विज्ञान
- taxonomy (taxo + nomy) — the naming of ordered groupsवर्गीकरण पद्धति
- nomad (nom + ad) — a person who moves with his herdखानाबदोश
- nomadic (nom + ad + ic) — living by moving from place to placeघुमंतू