English
aphemia
Aphemia comes from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek φήμη ‘voice’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰā́māreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφήμη‘voice’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900aphēmia
- Englishtodayaphemia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰā́māreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφήμη‘voice’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900aphēmia
- Englishtodayaphemia
Equivalent to a- + -phemia
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
phone, focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, phase, fate, fancy, fame, profession, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, abandon, infant, confession, photographer, emphasis, confess, phenomenon, beacon, beck, symphony, phantom, boon, eff, fab, fay, bane, fable, foyer, banish, buoy, nefarious, 129 more
Today it means
noun A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / aphemia