Where does “echophrasia” come from?

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

echophrasia (English): echolalia

Definitions

  1. echolalia

Ancestry of “echophrasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishecho-repetition, imitation
2Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
3Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
4Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →