onomastics

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Etymology [edit]

1936, preceded by adjective onomastic (of or belonging to naming) (1716), from French onomastique, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός (onomastikos), from onomastos (named), form of ὀνομάζω (I name), from ὄνομα (onoma, name), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nh₃mn̥ (name) (English name).[1]

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  • (RP) IPA: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/, /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪks/
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Noun [edit]

onomastics (plural only)

  1. The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

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References [edit]

  1. ^ onomastics” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).