Etymograph

English

onomato-

Onomato- comes from Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος, from Proto-Hellenic *ónomə ‘name’, and ultimately from Hittite ḫannaⁱ- ‘to sue, judge’.

  1. Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀνόμᾰτοςonómătos
  5. Englishtodayonomato-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀνόμᾰτοςonómătos
  5. Englishtodayonomato-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’

name, nomination, noun, nominal, allocate, nominate, renown, misnomer, nominative, ignominious, ignominy, 31 more

through Proto-Hellenic *ónomə ‘name’

anonymity, pseudonym, 12 more

Today it means

prefix name

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

Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / onomato-

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