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Where does “allonymous” come from?

allonymous (English) comes from English allonym, from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allonymous (English): Misattributed: appearing or knowingly published...

Definitions

  1. Misattributed: appearing or knowingly published...

Ancestry of “allonymous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallonymA pseudonym, another person's name used as a...
2Englishallo-different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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