Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eponyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eponyme
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of eponym.

Archaic

Etymology

From French éponyme, from Latin eponymus, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos), q.v.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: éponyme, eponymus, ἐπώνῠμος

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does eponyme mean?
Archaic form of eponym.
Where does eponyme come from?
It is traced to French.

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