gastronomy

/ɡæstˈɹɒnəmi/ga-STRO-nuh-mee

/ɡæstˈɹɑnəmi/ga-STRAH-nuh-mee

Meaningthe law of the belly

Common meaning: the art of fine eating

gastrthe bellyLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 160 · scan
nomcustom, law; that which is assignedLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 535 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

‘the belly’ + ‘custom, law’ → gastronomy

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

gastr — Greek γαστήρ “the belly” (dictionary form; path not traced)
nom — Greek νόμος “custom, law; that which is assigned” (dictionary form; path not traced)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek γαστήρ ‘the belly’ + Greek νόμος ‘custom, law; that which is assigned’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry νόμος, p. 535 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ANOMALY, p. 25 · dictionary scan

Roots

γαστήρ Greek “the belly”
νόμος Greek “custom, law; that which is assigned”

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