Where does “toponomástico” come from?
toponomástico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese onomástico, 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.
toponomástico (Portuguese): toponomastic
Definitions
- toponomastic
Ancestry of “toponomástico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | onomástico | onomastic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστικός | good at naming; Of or concerning naming; the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομαστός | named; famous, of note, notable |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀνομάζω | I speak of by name, address by name; I call one... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |