Etymology of the French word onomastique
the French word
onomastiquederived from the Greek word
onomastikos, ὀνομαστικός
derived from the Greek word
onomazein, ὀνομάζω
derived from the Greek word
onoma, ὄνομα (a 'name' (authority, character))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nō-men-Date
The earliest known usage of onomastique in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
onomastic, Romanian
onomastic
