Etymograph

English

deonym

From de- + -onym (“name”).

Formed from de- + -onym ‘name’

Latin dē ‘of; from’

English de-

Another origin of deonym

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós‘god’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwos‘god, deity’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdeivos
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdeus‘god’
  6. Englishtodaydeonym

Today it means

noun A term which derives from a proper name (proper noun), such as brand name (genericized trademark), a given name or surname (eponym), or a place name (toponym).

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