Where does “echo-” come from?

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

echo- (English): repetition, imitation

Definitions

  1. repetition, imitation

Ancestry of “echo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
2Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
3Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—

Words derived from “echo-”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →
echo- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer