Where does “metonimia” come from?

metonimia (Italian) comes from Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

metonimia (Italian): metonymy

Definitions

  1. metonymy

Ancestry of “metonimia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetonymia—
2Ancient Greekμετωνυμίᾱchange of name
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →