eponymous
English
/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/, /ɪˈpɑnɪməs/
adj
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος, ἐπί (upon, on, on top of, over, at, for, atop, to, epi-, by, early, towards) + Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (name).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄνυμα
Gloss
name
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
名
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -nym English
- -onym English
- archbishop English
- ephebe English
- epi- English
- epicanthic English
- epicentre English
- epinephrine English
- eponymously English
- ephemeris Latin
- epipterygius Latin
- epithēlium Latin
- epi- Dutch, Flemish
- eponiem Dutch, Flemish
- éponyme French
- éponymement French
- -ónimo Spanish, Castilian
- Χριστεπώνυμος Ancient Greek
- καλλιώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἀνώνυμος Ancient Greek
- Ἀριστώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσταμαι Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- ἐπωνυμία Ancient Greek
- ἐπώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἐπώνῠμος Ancient Greek
- ἐφίστημι Ancient Greek
- ἐφημερία Ancient Greek
- ἑτερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἔφηβος Ancient Greek
- Ἱερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ὄνυμα Ancient Greek
- *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
- -onym Norwegian Bokmål
- -ónimo Portuguese
- -onym Norwegian Nynorsk
- eipi- Irish
- eipilimnian Irish
- ανδρωνυμικό Greek (modern)
- εφήμερος Greek (modern)
- εφημερίδα Greek (modern)