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 |
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| 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”