Where does “échotier” come from?

échotier (French) comes from French écho, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

échotier (French): A journalist who spreads rumours

Definitions

  1. A journalist who spreads rumours

Ancestry of “échotier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéchoecho; rumour
2Latinechoecho
3Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
4Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
5Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →