orthoepy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθός“correct”
2. Latin · derived fromorthoepia
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθοέπεια
4. English todayorthoepy

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 1640 The study of pronunciation.
• 1773 Accepted or customary pronunciation.