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Where does “antonomastico” come from?

antonomastico (Italian) comes from Italian antonomasia, from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

antonomastico (Italian): antonomastic

Definitions

  1. antonomastic

Ancestry of “antonomastico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianantonomasiaantonomasia
2Latinantonomasiaantonomasia
3Ancient Greekἀντονομασίαuse or substitution of an epithet or patronymic...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “antonomastico”

  • antonomasticamente
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