onomastics

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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

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/, /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪks/
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Noun

Template:en-plural noun

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

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “onomastics”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.