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Where does “telonym” come from?

telonym (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.

telonym (English): A term formed from the terminal letter or letters...

Definitions

  1. A term formed from the terminal letter or letters...

Ancestry of “telonym”, 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- →