Definition of NOMISMA

nomisma

Meanings

Plural: nomismas, nomismata

Noun

  • Money or currency (modern).
  • Coinage, especially with connotation as a means to control a monetary system (rare).
  • Current coin of a state (ancient).
  • Coinage, a monetary system.
  • A byzant.
  • A stamp, an image on a coin.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma).
Per Oxford Dictionary, the Online Etymology Dictionary, and Merriam Webster, money or currency, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), for current money, coin, usage, lit. "what has been sanctioned by custom or use," from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”), itself from νόμος (nómos), usage or custom, omitting -ίζειν) and adding -ισμα.
Related to French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, as noted, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma).

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