Etymology

-onym

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Ancient Greek -ώνυμον
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-onym · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ώνυμον
  2. English today-onym

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymum n, from the nominalization of Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon), the neuter of -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, “-onymous”), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix); compare also -onymy § Etymology.

-onym · suffix, suffix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ώνυμος
  2. Latin · derived from-ōnymos /-ōnymus
  3. French · borrowed from-onyme
  4. English today-onym

Borrowed from French -onyme (“-onymous”, suffix forming adjectives (often nominalizable)), from Latin -ōnymos /-ōnymus (adjective-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, adjective-forming suffix), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of -onymous.

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