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REPLY1850

Nomade

By C. B.

There can be no doubt at all that the word "nomades" is Greek, and means pastoral nations. It is so used in Herodotus more than once, derived from νομος, pasture: νεμω, to graze, is generally supposed to be the derivation of the name of Numidians.

Topics: Greek Language, Etymology, Pastoral Nations