Where does “estéreo” come from?
estéreo (Spanish) comes from Spanish estereofonía, from Spanish -fonía, from Ancient Greek -φωνία, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
estéreo (Spanish): stereo
Definitions
- stereo
Ancestry of “estéreo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | estereofonía | stereophony |
| 2 | Spanish | -fonía | phony body |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -φωνία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |