Onomastus

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Translingual

Onomastus kanoi ♀.

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁nómn̥

A New Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός m (onomastós, “named; having a name”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”, verb), from Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ n (ónoma, “name”, noun); further from Proto-Hellenic *ónomə n (“name”, noun) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”, noun).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Onomastus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Onomastinae – certain jumping spiders of Asia.

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See also

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