Where does “backronym” come from?
backronym (English) comes from English acronym, from German Akronym, from Norwegian Bokmål -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
backronym (English): A word that is originally not an acronym but is...
Definitions
- A word that is originally not an acronym but is...
Ancestry of “backronym”, step by step
backronym traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acronym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acronym | An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of... |
| 2 | German | Akronym | acronym |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | -onym | onym |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |