English
annomination
Annomination comes from Latin annominatio.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannominatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1775–1778annomination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannominatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1775–1778annomination
Earliest quotation: 1775–1778, Thomas Tyrwhitt: “Giraldus Cambrensis speaks of Annomination , which he describes…”
Every English word from Latin annominatio
Today it means
noun paronomasia; punning
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin annominatio / annomination