English
eponyme
Eponyme comes from French éponyme ‘eponym’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος ‘named in a significant manner, with a…’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπώνῠμοςepṓnŭmos‘named in a significant manner, with a significant name’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeponymus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéponyme‘eponym’
- Englishtodayeponyme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπώνῠμοςepṓnŭmos‘named in a significant manner, with a significant name’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeponymus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéponyme‘eponym’
- Englishtodayeponyme
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος / eponyme