onomastics
English
Etymology
1936, preceded by adjective onomastic (“of or belonging to naming”) (1716), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French onomastique, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós), from ὀνομαστός (onomastós, “named”), form of ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (English name).[1]
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/, /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪks/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
- The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- lexicology
- etymology (in sense of “origins”)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “onomastics”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.