gnomon

French

noun

Definitions

gnomon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gnōmōn derived from Ancient Greek γνώμων (interpreter, discerner, carpenter's square, gnomon of a sundial, examiner, indicator, carpenters square, gnomon).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γνώμων

Gloss

interpreter, discerner, carpenter's square, gnomon of a sundial, examiner, indicator, carpenters square, gnomon

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

gnomon English
gnomon Latin
gnōmōn Latin
norma Latin
nōrma Latin
γιγνώσκω Ancient Greek
γνωμονικός Ancient Greek
γνώμων Ancient Greek
*ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
γνώμονας Greek (modern)