Ideas terminology · Meaning & interpretation
onym- — Name
onym- means name. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: synonym.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Name
- Ancient Greek: ὄνυμα (onyma)
Examples and word parts
synonym
A word with the same or a similar meaning as another word.
Word parts: syn- (together) + onym- (name); onyma is a Greek variant of onoma.
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Related meaning & interpretation terms
- semat-, sem- — Sign or meaning
semantics
- nomin- — Name
nominal
- hermeneut- — Interpretation
hermeneutics
- morph/o — Form or shape
morphology
- typ/o — Impression or model
typology
- symbol- — Token or sign
symbol
- text- — Weaving or connected words
text
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.