Etymology of Geronimo
Geronimo was called a famous Apache leader. The name is the Greek name Hieronymus, which is composed by the words Hieros (holy, sacred; ιερός) and Onoma (name; όνομα).
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From the same root.
Jerome, hier-, hierarch, hierarchy, hieratic, hiero-, hieroglyphic, hierophant, name, namely, nomenclature, nominal, nomination, nominee.
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In modern Greek.
a) Hieros: holy, sacred [ιερός]
b) Hierarchis: hierarch [ιεράρχης]
c) Hierarchia: hierarchy [ιεραρχία]
d) Hieraticos: hieratic [ιερατικός]
e) Hieroglyphicos: hieroglyphic [ιερογλυφικός]
f) Hierophantis: hierophant [ιεροφάντης]
g) Onoma: name [όνομα]
h) Onomatologia: nomenclature [ονοματολογία]
i) Nomenclatura: nomenclature [νομενκλατούρα]
j) Onomatopoieia: onomatopoieia [ονοματοποιεία]
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http://ewonago.blogspot.com/ [English Words of no Apparent Greek Origin]
