Where does “metonymous” come from?

metonymous (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.

metonymous (English): Metonymic, metonymical

Definitions

Metonymic, metonymical

Ancestry of “metonymous”, 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 “metonymous”

metonymously

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