English
affectonym
Affectonym comes from Polish afektonim ‘term of endearment’, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα ‘name’, and ultimately from Hittite ḫannaⁱ- ‘to sue, judge’.
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄνομαónoma‘name’
- Polishmodernafektonim‘term of endearment’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013affectonym
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄνομαónoma‘name’
- Polishmodernafektonim‘term of endearment’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013affectonym
Earliest quotation: 2013, Kazimierz Sikora, Traditional Polish lullabies: “Affective expressions and diminutives directly enhance the persuasive function.…”
Equivalent to affect + -onym
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, do’
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Latin faciō ‘to do, make’
Latin afficiō ‘to cause to experience; to treat’
Latin affectō ‘to strive after, pursue’
Middle English affecten
English affect
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, nomination, noun, nominal, nominate, allocate, renown, misnomer, nominative, ignominious, ignominy, 30 more
through Ancient Greek ὄνομα ‘name’
Today it means
noun A term that expresses affection; a term of endearment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / affectonym