Where does “onomastician” come from?
onomastician (English) comes from English onomastic, from French onomastique, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
onomastician (English): A person who studies onomastics; one who studies...
Definitions
- A person who studies onomastics; one who studies...
Ancestry of “onomastician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | onomastic | Of or relating to a personal or place name; Of or... |
| 2 | French | onomastique | onomastic; onomastics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστικός | good at naming; Of or concerning naming; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστός | named; famous, of note, notable |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομάζω | I speak of by name, address by name; I call one... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |