English
agnomination
Agnomination comes from Latin agnominatio ‘agnomination, paronomasia’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagnominatio‘agnomination, paronomasia’
- Englishtodayagnomination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagnominatio‘agnomination, paronomasia’
- Englishtodayagnomination
Every English word from Latin agnominatio
Today it means
noun A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin agnominatio / agnomination