Where does “metónimo” come from?

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

metónimo (Spanish): metonym

Definitions

  1. metonym

Ancestry of “metónimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmetonimiametonymy
2Latinmetonymia
3Ancient Greekμετωνυμίᾱchange of name
4Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα