-onym

-onym
\\əˌnim\ noun combining form (-s)
Etymology: Middle English -onyme, from Latin -onymum, from Greek -ōnymon, from neuter of -ōnymos, adjective comb. form (as in homōnymos having the same name) — more at homonymous
: name : word

allonym

hyponym

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a combining form of Greek origin, meaning "word," "name": pseudonym.
[ult. < Gk -onymos having the kind of name specified, comb. form repr. ónyma, dial. var. of ÓNOMA NAME]

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