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
Ancestry of “metonymous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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”