English
onomatomantic
Onomatomantic comes from Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος, from Proto-Hellenic *ónomə ‘name’, and ultimately from Hittite ḫannaⁱ- ‘to sue, judge’.
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀνόμᾰτοςonómătos
- English1500–presentonomato-
- Englishtodayonomatomantic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hittitemodernḫannaⁱ-transliteratedcuneiform ḫannaⁱ-, a transliteration‘to sue, judge’
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁nómn̥‘name’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ónomə‘name’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀνόμᾰτοςonómătos
- English1500–presentonomato-
- Englishtodayonomatomantic
A compound of onomato- + -mantic
Hittite Hittite form ‘to sue, judge’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
Proto-Hellenic *ónomə ‘name’
Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος
English onomato-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’
name, nomination, noun, nominal, allocate, nominate, renown, misnomer, ignominious, nominative, ignominy, 30 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ónomə ‘name’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to onomatomancy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hittite ḫannaⁱ- / onomatomantic