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onomastics

The origin and history of onomastics.

Etymology

Onomastics was first recorded in 1936, formed in English by adding the suffix -s to the earlier adjective onomastic. That adjective itself reaches back through French to Ancient Greek words meaning to name and name.

Origin: English

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