-nomics
This article is about the English suffix. For the computer/radio interface made by West Mountain Radio, see RIGblaster nomic. For the game, see Nomic.
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The English suffix -nomics is derived from the Greek νόμος nomos, meaning "law." The fields ending with -nomics thus mean "law of" whatever the prefix is.
Examples:
- Astronomics
- Costnomics
- Economics: from οἶκος oikos, a home or household="law of the household"
- Ergonomics
- Genomics
- Infonomics
- Mnemonic
- Pyronomics
- Taxonomics
- Theonomics
-nomy
Portmanteau Words
- Clintonomics
- Nixonomics
- Reaganomics
- Rogernomics
- Parentonomics (For the author of the Parentonomics book and website, see Joshua Gans.)
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