Where does “ecogramma” come from?
ecogramma (Italian) comes from Italian eco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.
ecogramma (Italian): echogram; sonogram
Ancestry of “ecogramma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | eco | echo; echoing sound; sounding |
| 2 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |