Etymology

glottonymy

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Today it means: The study of glottonyms (the proper names of languages). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) ← English glott-
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The story

  1. Englishglott-
  2. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  3. English todayglottonymy

From glott- + -onymy.

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