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onomasiological

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to onomasiology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomasiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English onomasiological From onomasiology + -ical.

Across languages

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: onomasiològic — Translations
  • French: onomasiologique — Translations
  • German: onomasiologisch — Translations
  • Italian: onomasiologico — Translations
  • Portuguese: onomasiológico — Translations
  • Romanian: onomasiologic — Translations
  • Russian: ономасиологи́ческий (onomasiologíčeskij) — Translations
  • Spanish: onomasiológico — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ономасіологі́чний (onomasiolohíčnyj) — Translations