Etymology

oikonym

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Today it means: A type of toponym denoting a settlement or its part. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἶκος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἶκος“house, household”
  2. English todayoikonym

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”) (whence also eco-) + -onym.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἶκος all →

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