Etymology

paronym

par·o·nym
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Today it means: A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρώνυμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρώνυμος“derivative”
  2. English todayparonym

Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαρώνυμος all →

denominative

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