Where does “metonymi” come from?

metonymi (Danish) comes from Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

metonymi (Danish): metonymy

Definitions

metonymy

Ancestry of “metonymi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	metonymia	—
2	Ancient Greek	μετωνυμίᾱ	change of name
3	Ancient Greek	ὄνομα	name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “metonymi”

metonym
metonymisk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →