Where does “visema” come from?
visema (Italian) comes from Italian fonema, from Ancient Greek φώνημα, from Ancient Greek φωνέω, 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-.
visema (Italian): expressive face movements, especially with reference to the articulation of phonemes while speaking
Definitions
- expressive face movements, especially with reference to the articulation of phonemes while speaking
Ancestry of “visema”, step by step
visema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fonema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fonema | phoneme |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φώνημα | sound made, utterance; thing spoken, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φωνέω | I produce a sound or tone; I speak loud or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |