Where does “Echo” come from?
Echo comes from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, the name of a nymph in Greek mythology whose voice was cursed to repeat only the words of others.
Ancestry of “Echo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 3 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |
Words derived from “Echo”