Where does “метонимия” come from?

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

метонимия (Russian): metonymy

Definitions

  1. metonymy

Ancestry of “метонимия”, 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

Words derived from “метонимия”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →