Where does “onomatopeic” come from?
onomatopeic (Romanian) comes from French onomatopéique, 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.
onomatopeic (Romanian): Onomatopoeic; onomatopœic; onomatopeic
Definitions
- Onomatopoeic; onomatopœic; onomatopeic
Ancestry of “onomatopeic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | onomatopéique | onomatopoeic |
| 2 | French | onomatopée | onomatopoeia |
| 3 | Late Latin | onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia; Alternative form of onomatopoeia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀνοματοποιία | Onomatopoeia; the creation of a word, especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |