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
Ancestry of “anthroponomastics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | onomastics | The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of... |
| 2 | English | onomastic | Of or relating to a personal or place name; Of or... |
| 3 | French | onomastique | onomastic; onomastics |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστικός | good at naming; Of or concerning naming; the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστός | named; famous, of note, notable |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομάζω | I speak of by name, address by name; I call one... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |