Etymology

odonym

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Today it means: An identifying name given to a street; a street name. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὁδός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁδός“road”
  2. English todayodonym

From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to odo- + -onym. Compare French odonyme and Italian odonimo.

Words from the same roots

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