Where does “poecilonym” come from?

poecilonym (English) comes from English -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

poecilonym (English): A synonym: a word that means almost the same...

Definitions

  1. A synonym: a word that means almost the same...

Ancestry of “poecilonym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-onymname; word
2Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
3Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα