Etymology

onomastician

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Today it means: A person who studies onomastics; one who studies or researches names. Full definition →

English onomastic ← Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ónomə
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὄνομᾰ (ónomă)
  4. Ancient Greekὀνομάζω (onomázō)
  5. Ancient Greekὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)
  6. Englishonomastic
  7. English todayonomastician

From onomastic + -ian.

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