English
allonym
Allonym may come from French allonyme.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallonymeuncertain
- Englishtodayallonym
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallonymeuncertain
- Englishtodayallonym
Formed from allo- ‘other, different’ + -onym ‘name’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
English allo-
first attested First attested in 1725 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1725.
Every English word from French allonyme
Today it means
noun A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French allonyme / allonym