Where does “meronymic” come from?
meronymic (English) comes from English meronym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
meronymic (English): Relating to a meronym or meronyms
Definitions
- Relating to a meronym or meronyms
Ancestry of “meronymic”, step by step
meronymic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meronym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meronym | A term used to denote a thing that is a part of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |