onomatology
/ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Nay more, of onomatology proper as I understand it, that is of the question of personal names, not a word so far."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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 onomatology From onomato- + -logy.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
- British English: /ˌɒnəməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/