Where does “acronymphomania” come from?
acronymphomania (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.
acronymphomania (English): acronymania
Definitions
- acronymania
Ancestry of “acronymphomania”, step by step
acronymphomania 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 |
via English nymphomania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nymphomania | Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women |
| 2 | Latin | nympha | bride, mistress; young woman; nymph |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νύμφη | bride, young wife; young, nubile woman;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snewbʰ- | to marry, wed; to marry, to wed |