Nemesis

Latin

proper noun

Definitions

Nemesis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (goddess of retribution, Nemesis).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Νέμεσις

Gloss

goddess of retribution, Nemesis

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Nemesis English
némésis French
némesis Spanish, Castilian
Νέμεσις Ancient Greek
*nem- Proto-Indo-European
Nèmesi Catalan, Valencian
Νέμεσις Greek (modern)
涅墨西斯 Chinese