Etymology

toponymy

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Today it means: Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) ← English topo-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  2. Englishtopo-
  3. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  4. English todaytoponymy

From topo- + -onymy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.