Where does “Anglophony” come from?

Anglophony (English) comes from English phony, from Irish fáinne, from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

Anglophony (English): The use of the English language

Definitions

  1. The use of the English language

Ancestry of “Anglophony”, step by step

Anglophony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphonyFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance;...
2Irishfáinnering; circle; ringlet, curl
3Old Irisháinnering
4Proto-Celticānniyosring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

via English anglo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangloAn English person or person of English ancestry;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n-Every word from Proto-Celtic ānniyosEvery word from Old Irish áinne