-onymous

See also: onymous

English

Etymology

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.

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English -onymous

Adapted borrowing of Latin -ōnymos / -ōnymus +‎ -ous, from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming compound adjectives). By surface analysis, -onym +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒnɪməs/

Suffix

-onymous (adjective-forming suffix)

1. Having a specified number or type of names.

   Synonym: -onymic

   ‎an- + ‎-onymous → ‎anonymous (“having no name”)

   ‎mono- + ‎-onymous → ‎mononymous (“having one name”)

   ‎poly- + ‎-onymous → ‎polyonymous (“having multiple names”)

   ‎homo- + ‎-onymous → ‎homonymous (“having the same name”)

   ‎pseudo- + ‎-onymous → ‎pseudonymous (“having a false name”)

   ‎syn- + ‎-onymous → ‎synonymous

   ‎epi- + ‎-onymous → ‎eponymous

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -onymous

anonymous

eponymous

homonymous

mononymous

polyonymous

pseudonymous

Related terms

• -onym
• -onymic
• -onymy

Translations

having a specified number or type of names

• Catalan: -ònim (ca)
• French: -onyme (fr)
• German: -onym
• Greek: -ώνυμος (el) (-ónymos)

  Ancient Greek: -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)

• Italian: -onimo (it)
• Latin: -ōnymos / -ōnymus
• Polish: -onimiczny
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian Portuguese: -ônimo (pt)

  European Portuguese: -ónimo (pt)

• Spanish: -ónimo (es)