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