onomato-, onoma-, onomo-, onom-, ono- +
(Greek: name; word)
onomatopoetic
1. Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia.
2: A reference to words that are formed in imitation of natural sounds.
onomatopoiesis
1. The making of a name or word, especially to express or imitate a natural sound; such as, hiss, crash, boom.
2. In psychiatry, the tendency to make new words of this type is said to characterise some people with schizophrenia.
onomatous
Bearing or referring to an author's name.
Related "name" units:
nom-;
-onym.
Related "word, words" units:
etym-;
legi-;
lexico-;
locu-;
logo-;
-onym;
verbo-.
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