Where does “onomatopoeia” come from?
Onomatopoeia derives from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία, from ὀνοματοποιέω, combining ὄνομα (name) with a root from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-.
onomatopoeia (English): The property of a word of sounding like what it...
Definitions
- The property of a word of sounding like what it...
Ancestry of “onomatopoeia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia; Alternative form of onomatopoeia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀνοματοποιία | Onomatopoeia; the creation of a word, especially... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “onomatopoeia”