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Etymology of the English word eponymous

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-

Derivations in English

eponym

Usage

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