Where does “rhotacismus” come from?

rhotacismus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῥωτακισμός, from Ancient Greek ῥωτακίζω, from Ancient Greek ῥῶ, from Phoenician 𐤓‬.

rhotacismus (Latin): excessive or peculiar use of {{IPAchar|}},...

Definitions

  1. excessive or peculiar use of {{IPAchar|}},...

Ancestry of “rhotacismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥωτακισμός—
2Ancient Greekῥωτακίζωto incorrectly use rho
3Ancient Greekῥῶrho, the name for the seventeenth letter Ρ, ρ of...
4Phoenician𐤓‬—
Every word from Phoenician 𐤓‬ →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῶ →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥωτακίζω →