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Where does “ονομάζω” come from?

ονομάζω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ονομάζω (Greek): give a name to, call by name, name; pronounce,...

Definitions

  1. give a name to, call by name, name; pronounce,...

Ancestry of “ονομάζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀνομάζωI speak of by name, address by name; I call one...
2Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
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