-onimo

See also: -ónimo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ni.mo/
Rhymes: -ɔnimo
Hyphenation: -ò‧ni‧mo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă)

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)bor.

Latin -ōnymoslbor.

Italian -onimo

Learned borrowing from Latin -ōnymos / -ōnymus, from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming compound adjectives).

Suffix

-onimo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -onima, masculine plural -onimi, feminine plural -onime)

-onymous (having a specified number or type of names)
‎an- + ‎-onimo → ‎anonimo (“having no name”, adjective)

‎mono- + ‎-onimo → ‎mononimo (“having one name”, adjective)

‎polio- + ‎-onimo → ‎polionimo (“having multiple name”, adjective)

‎omo- + ‎-onimo → ‎omonimo (“having the same name”, adjective)

‎pseudo- + ‎-onimo → ‎pseudonimo (“having a false name”, adjective)

‎sin- + ‎-onimo → ‎sinonimo (adjective)

‎epi- + ‎-onimo → ‎eponimo (adjective)

Suffix

-onimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -onimi, feminine -onima)

-onymous person, -onym (person)
‎an- + ‎-onimo → ‎anonimo m (nominalized adjective)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -onimo (adjective)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă)

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der.

Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor.

New Latin -ōnymumlbor.

Italian -onimo

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymum, from the nominalization of Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon), the neuter of -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, “-onymous”), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix); compare also -onymy § Etymology.

Suffix

-onimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -onimi)

-onym (combining form meaning “word” or “name”, used in terms that denote a particular kind of word or name)
‎pseudo- + ‎-onimo → ‎pseudonimo (noun)

‎antropo- + ‎-onimo → ‎antroponimo (noun)

‎etno- + ‎-onimo → ‎etnonimo (noun)

‎glotto- + ‎-onimo → ‎glottonimo (noun)

‎cromo- + ‎-onimo → ‎cromonimo (noun)

‎topo- + ‎-onimo → ‎toponimo (noun)