English
phonal
Phonal comes from Ancient Greek φωνή ‘sound’, and goes back to 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 BCEφωνήphōnḗ‘sound’
- Englishtodayphonal
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 BCEφωνήphōnḗ‘sound’
- Englishtodayphonal
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, phase, fate, fancy, fame, bee, fairy, fabulous, emphasis, infant, photographer, profession, fatal, abandon, phenomenon, beck, confession, confess, phantom, beacon, eff, fab, fay, bane, fable, boon, foyer, banish, prophetic, buoy, nefarious, epiphany, 120 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́
saxophone, gramophone, phoneme, 13 more
through Ancient Greek φωνή ‘sound’
phone, symphony, cacophony, sinfonia, euphonium, phonon, 16 more
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, or produced by, the voice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / phonal