Etymology is a hyponym of onomastics.
Etymology is a hypernym of onomastics.
As nouns the difference between onomastics and etymology
is that onomastics is the branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names while etymology is the study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
onomastics
Noun
(
en-plural noun)
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
Synonyms
* onomatology
Related terms
* onomastic
* onomastician
* onomasticon
Hypernyms
* lexicology
* etymology
Hyponyms
* anthroponymy
* toponymy
Derived terms
* anthroponomastics
* toponomastics
References
etymology
English
Noun
(
wikipedia etymology)
(
etymologies)
(uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
Usage notes
* Not to be confused with .
Derived terms
* etymological
* fake etymology
* false etymology
* folk etymology
* popular etymology
Related terms
* etymon
* etymologist
* etymologize
Hyponyms
* onomastics
