Etymology

onomastically

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Today it means: In an onomastic way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English onomastic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὄνομᾰ (ónomă)
  4. Ancient Greekὀνομάζω (onomázō)
  5. Ancient Greekὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)
  6. Englishonomastic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todayonomastically

From onomastic + -ally.

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