Where does “onomatomania” come from?

onomatomania (English) comes from English onomato-, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

onomatomania (English): An abnormal obsession with a particular word

Definitions

  1. An abnormal obsession with a particular word

Ancestry of “onomatomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishonomato-name; word
2Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →