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Etymology of the English word eponym

the English word eponym
derived from the English word eponymous
derived from the Greek word eponumos, ἐπώνυμος
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
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-

Date

The earliest known usage of eponym in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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