Etymology

anthroponomastics

Today it means: Anthroponymy. Full definition →

English onomastics ← Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ónomə
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)
  2. Englishanthropo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  5. Ancient Greekὄνομᾰ (ónomă)
  6. Ancient Greekὀνομάζω (onomázō)
  7. Ancient Greekὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)
  8. Englishonomastic
  9. Englishonomastics
  10. English todayanthroponomastics

From anthropo- + onomastics.

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