Where does “metonymously” come from?
metonymously (English) comes from English metonymous, 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.
metonymously (English): Metonymically
Definitions
- Metonymically
Ancestry of “metonymously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metonymous | Metonymic, metonymical |
| 2 | English | metonymy | The use of a single characteristic or part of an... |
| 3 | Late Latin | metonymia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετωνυμίᾱ | change of name |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |