Where does “polyonymy” come from?
polyonymy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
polyonymy (English): The use of many names for the same thing or...
Definitions
- The use of many names for the same thing or...
Ancestry of “polyonymy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |