Etymology

charactonymous

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Today it means: Of, or relating to, a charactonym (a fitting name of a character). Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English charactonym ← Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  2. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  3. Latincharactēr
  4. Old Frenchcaractere
  5. Middle Englishcaracter
  6. Englishcharacter
  7. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  8. Englishcharactonym
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. English todaycharactonymous

From charactonym + -ous.

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