English
andronym
From andro- + -onym.
Formed from andro- + -onym
Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’
Proto-Hellenic *anḗr ‘man’
Ancient Greek ᾱ̆̓νήρ ‘man (adult male)’
English andro-
first attested First attested around 1906 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested around 1906.
Today it means
noun A man's name or a word derived from a man's name.
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Etymograph / andronym