pojmanym

Definition | Meaning

  1. An uncapitalized word derived from a proper noun.

Example | Illustration

  • bikini
  • china
  • coke
  • google
  • xerox

Etymology | Origin

  • pojma < Jim and John Pojman, the two brothers who created the term in 1975 + onym < Greek onuma ‘name’
  • the term pojmanym is itself a pojmanym

onomasticon

Definition | Meaning

  1. A book, collection, dictionary, glossary, or lexicon of names.

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Etymology | Origin

  • Ancient Greek onomastikon, the neuter form of onomastikos ‘belonging to names’ < onomazo ‘I name’ < onoma ‘name’
  • Specifically, the Onomasticon, a famous thesaurus of Greek synonyms created by the Greek grammarian Ioulios Poludeukes | Julius Pollux circa 180 A.D.