onomastics

== English == === Etymology === 1936, from the adjective onomastic (“of or belonging to naming”) (1716) with a suffix -s, from French onomastique, from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós), from ὀνομαστός (onomastós, “named”), form of ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (whence English name). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/, /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪks/ === Noun === onomastics pl (plural only) The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names. Synonym: onomatology Hypernyms: lexicology, (in sense of “origins”) etymology Hyponyms: anthroponymy, toponymy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References ===