appellative
adjective/əˈpelətɪv/
/əˈpelətɪv/
(formal)- relating to the giving of a nameWord Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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