Where does “metonymic” come from?

Metonymic comes from Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός, derived from μετωνυμία, which combines μετά with ὄνυμα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ meaning name.

metonymic (English): Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names...

Definitions

Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names...

Ancestry of “metonymic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μετωνυμικός	of or like metonymy
2	Ancient Greek	μετωνυμία	change of name
3	Ancient Greek	μετώνυμος	—
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 “metonymic”

metonymically

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