Where does “anonym” come from?

anonym (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

anonym (Norwegian Nynorsk): anonymous

Definitions

  1. anonymous

Ancestry of “anonym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓νώνῠμοςwithout name
2Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →