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The Origins of Onomastics by Yasser Benmoussa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. The document discusses the history of onomastics (the study of proper names) from ancient times to the Renaissance. In ancient Egypt, names were written in frames called cartouches to distinguish them from common nouns. Ancient Greeks wrote "name books" listing and explaining place names. Plato
- Author
- Yasser Benmoussa
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- EN