Etymology

echo-

Today it means: Synonym of sono-. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ) ← Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ ← Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́
  3. Ancient Greekἠχή (ēkhḗ)
  4. Ancient Greekἠχώ (ēkhṓ)
  5. English todayecho-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo, protracted sound”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἠχώ all →

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