Etymology

onomatopoietic

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Today it means: An onomatopoietic word. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀνοματοποιία“the coining of a word in imitation of a sound”
  2. English todayonomatopoietic

From Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía, “the coining of a word in imitation of a sound”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀνοματοποιία all →

onomatopoeiaonomatopoesy

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