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Where does “антономазија” come from?

антономазија (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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...

антономазија (Serbo-Croatian): antonomasia

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  1. antonomasia

Ancestry of “антономазија”, step by step

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