Etymology

onomatological

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Today it means: Relating to onomatology, the study of the origins of names. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English onomatology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishonomatology
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todayonomatological

From onomatology + -ical.

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