Where does “onomatopee” come from?

onomatopee (Romanian) comes from French onomatopée, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

onomatopee (Romanian): onomatopoeia

Definitions

onomatopoeia

Ancestry of “onomatopee”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	onomatopée	onomatopoeia
2	Late Latin	onomatopoeia	onomatopoeia; Alternative form of onomatopoeia
3	Ancient Greek	ὀνοματοποιία	Onomatopoeia; the creation of a word, especially...
4	Ancient Greek	ὄνομα	name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →