"-onymy" meaning in English

See -onymy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form (-onymia), from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)/Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (whence also onoma) + -ia; compare also ὄνομα § Derived terms. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὄνομα|t=name}} Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”), {{der|en|grc|ὄνυμα|t=name}} Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), {{m|la|onoma}} onoma, {{m|la|-ia}} -ia, {{m|en|ὄνομα#Derived_terms|ὄνομα § Derived terms}} ὄνομα § Derived terms Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -onymy, {{en-suffix}} -onymy
  1. Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names Wikipedia link: classical compound, international scientific vocabulary Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -nymy Related terms: -nym, -onym Translations (used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names): -onymie [feminine] (German), -nímia (Hungarian), -onímia [feminine] (Portuguese), -onimie [feminine] (Romanian)

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