Where does “apophonically” come from?
apophonically (English) comes from English apophonic, from English apophony, from French apophonie, from German Ablaut, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd — to cover; to incline.
apophonically (English): In an apophonic manner
Definitions
- In an apophonic manner
Ancestry of “apophonically”, step by step
apophonically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apophonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apophonic | Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony |
| 2 | English | apophony | Alternation of sounds within a word that... |
| 3 | French | apophonie | apophony |
| 4 | German | Ablaut | ablaut substitution of one root vowel for another |
| 5 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 6 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 7 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |