-nomy Definition
nəmē
suffix
A system of laws governing or a body of knowledge about a specified field.
Aeronomy.
American Heritage
affix
The systematized knowledge of or the system of laws governing.
Astronomy, taxonomy.
Webster's New World
Origin of -nomy
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Gr -nomia < nomos, law < nemein to distribute, govern < IE base *nem-, to assign, take, arrange > L numerus, number, OE niman, Ger nehmen, to take
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Greek -nomiā from nomos law nem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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