Etymology

metonymical

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Today it means: Synonym of metonymic, of or relating to metonymy. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English metonym
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The story

  1. Englishmetonym
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaymetonymical

From metonym + -ical.

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