English
chrematonym
Chrematonym comes from Ancient Greek χρῆμα ‘need’, and goes back to χρή ‘have to’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘need’
- Englishtodaychrematonym
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘need’
- Englishtodaychrematonym
Formed from chremato- + -onym
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow (of plants?)’
green, grow, grass, herb, groom, arbor, gourmet, graze, yerba, greedily, ambergris, 17 more
Today it means
noun A name for an economic good, product name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρή / chrematonym