Etymology

chrematonym

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Today it means: A name for an economic good, product name. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρῆμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρῆμα
  2. English todaychrematonym

From chremato- + -onym from Ancient Greek χρῆμα (khrêma) and ὄνυμα (ónuma).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρῆμα all →

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