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