English
puberphonia
Puberphonia comes from Latin pubes ‘pubescent’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpubes‘pubescent’
- Englishtodaypuberphonia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpubes‘pubescent’
- Englishtodaypuberphonia
Formed from pubes ‘pubescent’ + -phonia
Linked words
through Latin pubes ‘pubescent’
Today it means
noun A functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pubes / puberphonia