myEtymology.com: English etymology of metonymy

Etymology of the English word metonymy

the English word metonymy

derived from the Late Latin word metonymy

derived from the Greek word metonymy

derived from the Greek word metonumia, μετωνυμία

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

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

using the Greek prefix meta-, μετα-

derived from the Greek word meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

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

The earliest known usage of metonymy in English dates from the 16th century.

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