Meanings
nounanthroponomastics (uncountable)
- uncountableAnthroponymy.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)
- Englishanthropo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
- Ancient Greekὄνομᾰ (ónomă)
- Ancient Greekὀνομάζω (onomázō)
- Ancient Greekὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)
- Englishonomastic
- Englishonomastics
- Englishanthroponomastics
From anthropo- + onomastics.
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anthroponomastics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroponomastics
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“anthroponomastics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroponomastics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthroponomastics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroponomastics.
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