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Etymology of the English word charactonym

the English word charactonym
derived from the English word character
derived from the French word caractère
derived from the Latin word character (branded, impressed letter, mark)
derived from the Greek word charakter, χαρακτήρ (a graver (the tool or the person); engraving (('character'), the figure stamped; an exact copy or representation))
derived from the Greek word charassein
derived from the Greek word charax, χάραξ (a stake; a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege))
derived from the Greek word kharassein
derived from the Greek word kharax
derived from the Greek word charater
derived from the Old French word caractere
derived from the Latin word character (branded, impressed letter, mark)
derived from the Greek word charakter, χαρακτήρ (a graver (the tool or the person); engraving (('character'), the figure stamped; an exact copy or representation))
derived from the Greek word charassein
derived from the Greek word charax, χάραξ (a stake; a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege))
derived from the Greek word kharassein
derived from the Greek word kharax
derived from the Greek word charater
using the English suffix -onym
derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

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