Where does “acronymitis” come from?
acronymitis (English) comes from English acronym, from German Akronym, from Norwegian Bokmål -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
acronymitis (English): The excessive use of acronyms
Definitions
- The excessive use of acronyms
Ancestry of “acronymitis”, step by step
acronymitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acronym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acronym | An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of... |
| 2 | German | Akronym | acronym |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | -onym | onym |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |