Where does “metonym” come from?

metonym (English) comes from English metonymy, from Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

metonym (English): A word that names an object from a single...

Definitions

A word that names an object from a single...

Ancestry of “metonym”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	metonymy	The use of a single characteristic or part of an...
2	Late Latin	metonymia	—
3	Ancient Greek	μετωνυμίᾱ	change of name
4	Ancient Greek	ὄνομα	name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “metonym”

metonymical
metonymize

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →