Etymology

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Today it means: Any proper name by which a city is known. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στῠ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromᾰ̓́στῠ“city”
  2. English todayastyonym

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στῠ (ắstŭ, “city”) + English -onym, from ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), the Doric and Aeolic Greek form of Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”).

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