myEtymology.com: English etymology of anonymous

Etymology of the English word anonymous

the English word anonymous

derived from the Late Latin word anonymous

derived from the Greek word anonumos, ἀνώνυμος

using the Medieval Greek prefix an-, ἀν-

derived from the Greek word onoma, ὄνομα (a 'name' (authority, character))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

derived from the Latin word anonymus (anonymous, name unknown; without a name)

derived from the Greek word anonumos, ἀνώνυμος

using the Medieval Greek prefix an-, ἀν-

derived from the Greek word onoma, ὄνομα (a 'name' (authority, character))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

The earliest known usage of anonymous in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch anoniem, French anonyme, German anonym, Norwegian anonym, Swedish anonym

Word found in Modern English