Word: ethnonymy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: eth
no
ny
my
Definition: the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms; a name applied to a given ethnic group
Morphemes:
Affix: ethno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔθνος
Language: grc
Decoded: ethnos
Meaning: a company, later a people, nation
Affix: -onymy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names