English
ecphonema
Ecphonema comes from Ancient Greek ἐκφώνημα ‘something called out’, from φωνέω ‘produce sound’, 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*bʰoh₂-néh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰōnā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφωνή‘sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφωνέωphōnéō‘produce sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκφώνημαekphṓnēma‘something called out’
- Englishtodayecphonema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰoh₂-néh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰōnā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφωνή‘sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφωνέωphōnéō‘produce sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκφώνημαekphṓnēma‘something called out’
- Englishtodayecphonema
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, phase, fate, fancy, fame, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, photographer, infant, profession, emphasis, abandon, phenomenon, confession, confess, phantom, beacon, beck, eff, fab, fay, boon, fable, foyer, banish, bane, prophetic, buoy, epiphany, profess, 120 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́
saxophone, gramophone, 13 more
through Ancient Greek φωνή ‘sound’
phone, symphony, cacophony, sinfonia, euphonium, phonon, 15 more
through Ancient Greek φωνέω ‘produce sound’
Today it means
noun interjection; ecphonesis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / ecphonema