Etymograph

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synonymicon

Synonymicon comes from New Latin synōnymicon, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία ‘synonym’, and ultimately from ὄνῠμᾰ ‘name’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄνῠμᾰ‘name’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνώνυμος‘having the same name’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνωνυμίαsunōnumía‘synonym’
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900synōnymicon
  5. Englishtodaysynonymicon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄνῠμᾰ‘name’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνώνυμος‘having the same name’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνωνυμίαsunōnumía‘synonym’
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900synōnymicon
  5. Englishtodaysynonymicon

Today it means

noun Synonym of thesaurus.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ / synonymicon