Etymology

dysphemia

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Today it means: A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes. Full definition →

English dys- ← New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. English todaydysphemia

From dys- + -phemia.

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