Where does “onomatopée” come from?
onomatopée (French) comes from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
onomatopée (French): onomatopoeia
Ancestry of “onomatopée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia; Alternative form of onomatopoeia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀνοματοποιία | Onomatopoeia; the creation of a word, especially... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “onomatopée”