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Where does “caconym” come from?

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

caconym (English): An incorrect name for something, especially in...

Definitions

  1. An incorrect name for something, especially in...

Ancestry of “caconym”, step by step

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