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Where does “anthroponomastics” come from?

anthroponomastics (English) comes from English onomastics, from English onomastic, from French onomastique, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ — to name.

anthroponomastics (English): Anthroponymy

Definitions

  1. Anthroponymy

Ancestry of “anthroponomastics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonomasticsThe branch of lexicology devoted to the study of...
2EnglishonomasticOf or relating to a personal or place name; Of or...
3Frenchonomastiqueonomastic; onomastics
4Ancient Greekὀνομαστικόςgood at naming; Of or concerning naming; the...
5Ancient Greekὀνομαστόςnamed; famous, of note, notable
6Ancient GreekὀνομάζωI speak of by name, address by name; I call one...
7Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
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