Where does “metanym” come from?

metanym (English) comes from English -nym, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

metanym (English): A name that is rejected because a valid name (based on another member) already exists for the same group

Definitions

  1. A name that is rejected because a valid name (based on another member) already exists for the same group

Ancestry of “metanym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nymUsed to form nouns describing types of word or...
2Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →
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