Where does “-nym” come from?
-nym (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
-nym (English): Used to form nouns describing types of word or...
Definitions
- Used to form nouns describing types of word or...
Ancestry of “-nym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “-nym”