- νέμος
- νέμοςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `wooded glade, forest' (since Λ 480).Derivatives: Prob. here Νεμέα, ep. -είη f. valley and place in Argolis with a forest dedicated to Ζεὺς Νέμειος (since Hes.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [763] *nem- attribute' and\/but [764] *nem- `bend'Etymology: Identical with Lat. nemus n. `forest, (holy) wood'. Here also a Celtic word for `(holy) wood, sanctuary' in Gaul. nemeton, OIr. nemed (extensive on this K.H.Schmidt Münch. Stud. 12, 49 ff.); IE *némos n. resp. *nemetom n., cf. e.g. τέλος : τελετή. -- Further combinations are hypothetic: to Skt. námati `bend' with námas- n. `bow, adoration' (formally = νέμος: `curving' \> `(wooded) vale' \> `wood, forest'?; rejected by Benveniste BSL 32, 79ff.); to νέμω, -ομαι as `pasture, Waldtrift' ? (against this a. o. Porzig Satzinhalte 291). Thorough treatment w. lit. in W.-Hofmann s. nemus; also WP. 2, 331 f., Pok. 763, Mayrhofer s. námati and námaḥ. Cf. on νέμω.Page in Frisk: 2,
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