onomastics
1936, from the adjective onomastic (1716) with a suffix -s, from French onomastique, from Old Greek ὀνομαστικός, from ὀνομαστός ("named"), form of ὀνομάζω ("I name"), from ὄνομα ("name"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence English name). Pronunciation Noun
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1936, from the adjective onomastic (1716) with a suffix -s, from French onomastique, from Old Greek ὀνομαστικός, from ὀνομαστός ("named"), form of ὀνομάζω ("I name"), from ὄνομα ("name"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence English name). Pronunciation Noun
- The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
- French: onomastique
- German: Onomastik, Namenkunde, Onomatologie, Onomasiologie, Namenforschung, Bezeichnungslehre
- Italian: onomastica
- Portuguese: onomástica
- Russian: онома́стика
- Spanish: onomástica
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