Deuterotheme

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.

    "The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace")."

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"The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace")."

Etymology

From deutero- + theme.

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