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onomasiology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts.

Word forms

onomasiology

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomasiology From Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”) + English -logy.

Synonyms

onomastics onomatology

Related words

ontology semantics

Derived words

onomasiologic onomasiological onomasiologically onomasiologist
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