EPONYM


Meaning of EPONYM in English

[ 'ɛpənɪm ]

■ noun a word or name derived from the name of a person.

↘a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc. is named.

Derivatives

~ous adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk epōnumos 'given as a name, giving one's name to someone or something', from epi 'upon' + onoma 'name'.

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