νόμος
nómos
“law, custom”
16 words in English grow from this root.
Agronomy
Natureἀγρόςagrós
“the management of fields”
Anomie
Politicsἀ-a-
“lawlessness”
Antinomian
Faithἀντίantí
“against the law”
Antinomy
Philosophyἀντίantí
“law against law”
Astronomy
Scienceἄστρονástron
“the law of the stars”
Autonomic
Medicineαὐτόςautós
“under its own law”
Autonomy
Politicsαὐτόςautós
“self-law”
Deuteronomy
Faithδεύτεροςdeúteros
“second law”
Economy
Philosophyοἶκοςoîkos
“household management”
Ergonomics
Scienceἔργονérgon
“laws of work”
Gastronomy
Everydayγαστήρgastḗr
“the law of the belly”
Heteronomy
Philosophyἕτεροςhéteros
“law from another”
Isonomy
Politicsἴσοςísos
“equal law”
Metronome
Artμέτρονmétron
“measure law”
Nomogram
Numberνόμοςnómos
“law drawing”
Taxonomy
Natureτάξιςtáxis
“the law of arrangement”