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Where does “Ἠχώ” come from?

Ἠχώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

Ἠχώ (Ancient Greek): sound; a nymph in Greek mythology

Definitions

  1. sound; a nymph in Greek mythology

Ancestry of “Ἠχώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
2Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—

Words derived from “Ἠχώ”

  • Echo
  • Echonian
  • Эхо
  • Echo
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