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Where does “hyponymically” come from?

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

hyponymically (English): In a hyponymic way

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  1. In a hyponymic way

Ancestry of “hyponymically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyponymicOf or pertaining to hyponyms
2EnglishhyponymA more specific term; a subordinate grouping word...
3English-onymname; word
4Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
5Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →