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nom/o — Law or custom

nom/o means law or custom. Ancient Greek source words and legal terminology examples: autonomy.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Law or custom

• Ancient Greek: νόμος (nomos)

Examples and word parts

autonomy

The capacity or authority to govern oneself.

Word parts: auto- (self) + nom (law)

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Related roots of public life terms

• lex / leg- — Law

  legislation

• jus / jur- — Right or law

  jurisprudence

• polit- — City or civic life

  political

• dem/o — People or citizen body

  democracy

• crat- / -cracy — Power or rule

  aristocracy

• arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule

  monarchy

• eth- / eth/o — Custom or character

  ethics

• amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking

  amnesty

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