Where does “метонимија” come from?

метонимија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

метонимија (Serbo-Croatian): metonymy

Definitions

  1. metonymy

Ancestry of “метонимија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmetonymia—
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 →