Where does “ecolalia” come from?
ecolalia (Portuguese) comes from English echolalia, from Dutch echolalie, from Ancient Greek λαλιά, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́λος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ecolalia (Portuguese): echolalia
Definitions
- echolalia
Ancestry of “ecolalia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | echolalia | The immediate, involuntary, and repetitive... |
| 2 | Dutch | echolalie | echolalia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαλιά | talking, talk, chat; a form of speech, dialect |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λᾰ́λος | talkative |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |