Where does “rhotacismus” come from?
rhotacismus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῥωτακισμός, from Ancient Greek ῥωτακίζω, from Ancient Greek ῥῶ, from Phoenician 𐤓.
rhotacismus (New Latin): excessive or peculiar use of {{IPAchar|}},...
Definitions
- excessive or peculiar use of {{IPAchar|}},...
Ancestry of “rhotacismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥωτακισμός | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥωτακίζω | to incorrectly use rho |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥῶ | rho, the name for the seventeenth letter Ρ, ρ of... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤓 | — |