-onym
suffix
Meaning
- word
- name
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. New Latinder. English -onym From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”); compare also -onymy § Etymology.
- ὄνυμα(Ancient Greek)→
- -onym (English)
- Relations: der
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