Where does the word "Nemesis" come from?

Nemesis entered English from greek, from the original "Νέμεσις (Nemesis)" around the 1800s. The Greek goddess of retribution; later, an inescapable rival or downfall.

Nemesis — from greek

Meaning

The Greek goddess of retribution; later, an inescapable rival or downfall.

Source word

Νέμεσις (Nemesis)

Route into English

Greek mythology → English literary vocabulary; the "rival" sense generalised in the 19th c.

Arrived

1800s

More from greek

English borrows.