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Where does “κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ” come from?

κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek): an ill-sound, cacophony

Definitions

  1. an ill-sound, cacophony

Ancestry of “κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ”

  • cacophony
  • cacophonical
  • cacophoniquement
  • cacophonique
  • cacophonie
  • cacofonia
  • kakofoni
  • kakofoni
  • kakofoni
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →