Where does “metaphonology” come from?
metaphonology (English) comes from English phonology, from English phono-, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
metaphonology (English): An awareness of phonology
Definitions
- An awareness of phonology
Ancestry of “metaphonology”, step by step
metaphonology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phonology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phonology | The study of the way sounds function in... |
| 2 | English | phono- | Relating to sound |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |