groma

English

noun

Definitions

A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek γνώμη (thought, opinion, sign, mark).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γνώμη

Gloss

thought, opinion, sign, mark

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

gnome English
thanatognomonic English
γιγνώσκω Ancient Greek
γνώμη Ancient Greek
*ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
γνώμη Greek (modern)