# synonym # antonym # anonymous # patronymic # pseudonym # eponym # acronym # homonym
The meaning of the greek suffix -onym is "word or name".
same name
-nym or -onym comes from Ancient Greek text and essentially means "name"
The Greek root word onym means “name.” This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including synonyms and antonyms. The root onym is easily recalled through the word anonymous, which refers to someone going around without a “name.”
Linking words that are similar in meaning.
"Syn" means together or with, while "onym" means name or word. So when combined, "synonym" refers to words that have a similar meaning, and "antonym" refers to words that have opposite meanings.
The meaning of the greek suffix -onym is "word or name".
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
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same name
-nym or -onym comes from Ancient Greek text and essentially means "name"
The practice of acronyms was almost non existent before the 20th Century. There could be some connection with the Greek word 'akros' meaning 'end' and 'onym' meaning 'name'. Thus a combination of words of Greek origin
The affix element of "synonym" is "syn-", which means "together" or "same."
It is from both, in Laton 'homonymum and Greek 'homonymos'. The part 'homos' means 'same' and the part 'omyna' means name
The Greek root word onym means “name.” This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including synonyms and antonyms. The root onym is easily recalled through the word anonymous, which refers to someone going around without a “name.”
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