Where does “homonym” come from?

homonym (English) comes from Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

homonym (English): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same...

Definitions

A word that both sounds and is spelled the same...

Ancestry of “homonym”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	homōnymum	—
2	Ancient Greek	ὁμώνυμον	—
3	Ancient Greek	ὄνομα	name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “homonym”

homonymy
homonymic
омонім
homonymical
homonymphobia
homonimu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →