myEtymology.com: English etymology of exonym

Etymology of the English word exonym

the English word exonym

using the English suffix -onym

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

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

derived from the Greek word ex-

using the Greek suffix -onym

using the English prefix exo-

derived from the Greek word exo, ἔξω

derived from the Greek word hex, ἕξ (out)

The earliest known usage of exonym in English dates from the 20th century.

Italian esonimo

Word found in Modern English