deuterotheme

English

Etymology

From deutero- +‎ theme.

Noun

deuterotheme (plural deuterothemes)

1. (onomastics) 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").

   The Old English name Beowulf comprises of the prototheme Beo- and the deuterotheme -wulf.

Usage notes

A deuterotheme is not the same as a suffix. Most deuterothemes originate in older forms of a language, and come from an independent word with its own meaning, such as -mir from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “second element of a name”): prototheme

Derived terms

• deuterothematic

Translations

second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots