Meanings
adjectiveonomatological (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to onomatology, the study of the origins of names.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
- Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
- Englishonomato-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishonomatology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishonomatological
From onomatology + -ical.
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APA
onomatological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatological
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“onomatological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatological.
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