Where does “rhotacism” come from?
rhotacism (English) comes from New Latin rhotacismus, from Ancient Greek ῥωτακισμός, from Ancient Greek ῥωτακίζω, from Ancient Greek ῥῶ, from Phoenician 𐤓.
rhotacism (English): An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R;...
Definitions
- An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R;...
Ancestry of “rhotacism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | rhotacismus | excessive or peculiar use of {{IPAchar|}},... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥωτακισμός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥωτακίζω | to incorrectly use rho |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥῶ | rho, the name for the seventeenth letter Ρ, ρ of... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤓 | — |