Where does “onomastique” come from?

onomastique (French) comes from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός, from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

onomastique (French): onomastic; onomastics

Definitions

  1. onomastic; onomastics

Ancestry of “onomastique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀνομαστικόςgood at naming; Of or concerning naming; the...
2Ancient Greekὀνομαστόςnamed; famous, of note, notable
3Ancient GreekὀνομάζωI speak of by name, address by name; I call one...
4Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “onomastique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα