Etymology

onomasiological

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to onomasiology. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English onomasiology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὄνομᾰ (ónomă)
  4. Ancient Greekὀνομάζω (onomázō)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishonomasiology
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todayonomasiological

From onomasiology + -ical.

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