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
- An abnormal obsession with a particular word
Ancestry of “onomatomania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | onomato- | name; word |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |