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English
Etymology
From deutero- + theme.
Noun
deuterotheme (plural deuterothemes)
- (onomastics) The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.
The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace").
The Old English name Beowulf comprises of the prototheme Beo- and the deuterotheme -wulf.
Usage notes
A deuterotheme is not the same as a suffix. Most deuterothemes originate in older forms of a language, and come from an independent word with its own meaning, such as -mir from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “second element of a name”): prototheme
Derived terms
Translations
second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots