English

eponymize

From eponym + -ize.

Formed from eponym + -ize

Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος ‘named in a significant manner, with a…’

Latin eponymus

Today it means

verb To name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name.

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Etymograph / eponymize