Where does “anthroponym” come from?

anthroponym (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.

anthroponym (English): The name of a person, especially a surname

Definitions

  1. The name of a person, especially a surname

Ancestry of “anthroponym”, 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

Words derived from “anthroponym

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα
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