Etymology

onomatomania

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Today it means: An abnormal obsession with a particular word. Full definition →

English onomato- ← Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ónomə
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. English todayonomatomania

Coined by Jean-Martin Charcot; from onomato- + -mania.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.