Where does “phaticity” come from?
phaticity (English) comes from English phatic, from Ancient Greek φατός, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
phaticity (English): The quality of being phatic
Definitions
- The quality of being phatic
Ancestry of “phaticity”, step by step
phaticity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phatic | Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φατός | spoken; slain, dead |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |