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Where does “semiphonetic” come from?

semiphonetic (English) comes from English phonetic, from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός, 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-.

semiphonetic (English): Of or relating to a developmental stage in which...

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  1. Of or relating to a developmental stage in which...

Ancestry of “semiphonetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphoneticRelating to the sounds of spoken language;...
2Latinphōnēticus—
3Ancient Greekφωνητῐκός—
4Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
5Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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