Etymology

tommy

tom·my
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Today it means: Any common soldier; a member of the rank and file. Full definition →

English Tom ← Middle English Thomme ← Latin Thōmās
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tommy · noun, verb1

Generally agreed to have come from appellativization of Tommy in most senses, but the historical details are apparently largely unknown, including whether such an evolution happened several times (with one sense being independent of another).

Tommy · proper noun, noun2

  1. Aramaicתאמא
  2. Aramaicתאומא (təʾōmā)
  3. Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς (Thōmâs)
  4. LatinThōmās
  5. Middle EnglishThomas
  6. Middle EnglishThomme
  7. EnglishTom
  8. English todayTommy

From Tom + -y.

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