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Where does “anonyme” come from?

anonyme (French) comes from Latin anōnymus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

anonyme (French): anonymous; anonym

Definitions

  1. anonymous; anonym

Ancestry of “anonyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanōnymus—
2Ancient Greekἀνώνυμοςanonymous, nameless
3Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “anonyme”

  • anonymity
  • anonym
  • cyberanonymity
  • anonymat
  • anonymement
  • anonym
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