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Etymology of -onym

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der. Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor. New Latin -ōnymumbor. English -onym From international scientific vocabulary, ref

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
suffix

Word. · Name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der. Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor. New Latin -ōnymumbor. English -onym From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymum n, from the nominalization of Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon), the neuter of -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, “-onymous”), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix); compare also -onymy § Etymology.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
suffix

-onymous person

suffix

-onymous

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)bor. Latin -ōnymoslbor. French -onymebor. English -onym Borrowed from French -onyme (“-onymous”, suffix forming adjectives (often nominalizable)), from Latin -ōnymos /-ōnymus (adjective-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, adjective-forming suffix), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of -onymous.

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