Where does “eponymous” come from?

Eponymous derives from Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος, from ὄνυμα and ὄνομα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ and h₃neh₃-, meaning name.

eponymous (English): Of, relating to, or being the person or entity...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or being the person or entity...

Ancestry of “eponymous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπώνῠμοςnamed

Words derived from “eponymous

Every word from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος