Where does “onomatopoeial” come from?
onomatopoeial (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
onomatopoeial (English): Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia
Ancestry of “onomatopoeial”, step by step
onomatopoeial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English onomatopoeia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | onomatopoeia | The property of a word of sounding like what it... |
| 2 | Latin | onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia; Alternative form of onomatopoeia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀνοματοποιία | Onomatopoeia; the creation of a word, especially... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |