Etymograph

English

endonym

From endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”).

A compound of endo- ‘inside’ + -onym ‘name’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Today it means

noun A name used by a group or category of people (an ingroup) to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (outgroups).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / endonym