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onomastic.

Of or relating to a personal or place name.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/US/ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪk/US
  1. Of or relating to a personal or place name.

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  2. Of or relating to onomastics.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)bor. English onomastic Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós).

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