Re: OT: polyonomy

>ugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
>The Greek word for "name" is actually onoma. And IIRC I've only ever
>seen "heteronymy" used, but not "heteronomy" -- are both entries in
>AHD? I don't have a copy myself so I can't check, but perhaps they
>are variants on the same etymon. Perhaps, also, that "polyonomy"
>was a coinage on the author's part.
AHD entries:
heteronomous - subject to external or foreign laws or domination;
not autonomous < hetero- + nomos, law.  No noun given.

heteronym - back formation from
heteronymous - 1) having identical spelling but different meanings
and pronunciations (row, a line, & row, a fight). 2) being different
names or terms but having correspondence or interrelationship
(master/mistress) < hetero- + onoma, name.

Now my question is why the "y" (from upsilon?) when "onoma" has no
upsilon?  Of course, it does occur in all these words: synonym,
antonym, homonym, etc.

Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/senjecas

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