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Where does “ortofonico” come from?

ortofonico (Italian) comes from Italian ortofonia, from Italian orto-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθο-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ortofonico (Italian): speech therapy ; orthophonic; orthoepic

Definitions

  1. speech therapy ; orthophonic; orthoepic

Ancestry of “ortofonico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianortofoniaorthoepy
2Italianorto-ortho-; garden, orchard
3Ancient Greekὀρθο-—
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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