Word: neonymy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
o
ny
my
Definition: The process of giving a new name to an established concept; renaming.
Morphemes:
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: New. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέος
Language: grc
Decoded: neos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: new, fresh
Affix: -onymy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names