Etymology

toponym

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Today it means: A placename. Full definition →

English toponymybf. ← Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  2. Englishtopo-
  3. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  4. Englishtoponymybf.
  5. English todaytoponym

Back-formation from toponymy. By surface analysis, topo + -nym.

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