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Re: Lythronax argestes, the Gore King of the Southwest



> However, an alternate combining form used the long Greek omega as
> -onax. The omega here is the result of combining o + a and is NOT the
> same as the short "omicron" often used as a combining vowel in Greek
> compounds.
>
> oikonax "master of the house"
>
> kheironax "master of the hands, craftsman" -- later used to mean a surgeon

Oh. This actually makes plenty of sense for combining o + w as well.