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Where does “andronym” come from?

andronym (English) comes from English -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

andronym (English): A man's name or a word derived from a man's name;...

Definitions

  1. A man's name or a word derived from a man's name;...

Ancestry of “andronym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-onymname; word
2Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
3Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →