euonymy etymology

English word euonymy comes from English -onymy, English eu- (Good, well. True, genuine.)

Detailed word origin of euonymy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-onymy English (eng) Used to form nouns describing the the study, formation, or use of words or names.
eu- English (eng) Good, well. True, genuine.
euonymy English (eng) The creation or use of self-descriptive names.

Words with the same origin as euonymy

Descendants of -onymy
antonymy capitonymy chresonymy chrononymy endonymy eponymy ethnonymy exonymy holonymy hydronymy hyponymy metronymy micronymy myonymy netcronym organonymy paleonymy papponymy poecilonymy pseudonymy retronymy tautonymy theonymy xenonymy
Descendants of eu-
eubacterium eucapnia eucatastrophe eucatastrophically eucynodont eugeosyncline euhedral eumelanin eumenorrheic euonym euparathyroid euparathyroidism eupathy euphonic euphonious euphony euphotic euplasia eupnea eusociality euterrestrial eutheism euthyroid eutonic euvolemia