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Where does “listeme” come from?

listeme (English) comes from English -eme, from English phoneme, from Ancient Greek φώνημα, from Ancient Greek φωνέω, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

listeme (English): An item that is memorized as part of a list, as...

Definitions

  1. An item that is memorized as part of a list, as...

Ancestry of “listeme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-emeIndicating a fundamental unit in some kind of...
2EnglishphonemeAn indivisible unit of sound in a given language....
3Ancient Greekφώνημαsound made, utterance; thing spoken, speech,...
4Ancient GreekφωνέωI produce a sound or tone; I speak loud or...
5Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →