Where does “hieronymy” come from?

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

hieronymy (English): The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name

Definitions

  1. The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name

Ancestry of “hieronymy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἹερώνυμοςholy name
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα
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