Etymology

affectonym

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Today it means: A term that expresses affection; a term of endearment. Full definition →

Polish afektonim ← Ukrainian афектонім ← Russian аффектоним
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromаффектоним
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromафектонім
  3. Polish · borrowed fromafektonim
  4. English todayaffectonym

Borrowed from Polish afektonim, Ukrainian афектонім (afektonim), Russian аффектоним (affektonim), etc. By surface analysis, affect + -onym.

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