"charactonym" meaning in English

See charactonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: charactonyms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. New Latinder. English -onym English charactonym From character + -onym. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|character|-onym|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. New Latinder. English -onym English charactonym [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to scratch, engrave", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαράσσω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "agent noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαρακτήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "charactēr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "caractere", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "caracter", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "character", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "New Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "ὄνῠμᾰ", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "name", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "name", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁nómn̥", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*ónomə", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ὄνομᾰ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-onym", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "charactonym", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="charactonym"> From character + -onym. Head templates: {{en-noun}} charactonym (plural charactonyms)
  1. (literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it. Hypernyms: euonym Related terms: charactonymous
    Sense id: en-charactonym-en-noun-vb-OW3~T Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Literature Topics: literature, media, publishing

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