Etymology

phonagnosia

P3H4O1N1A1G2N1O1S1I1A1

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English agnosia ← Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-
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The story

  1. Englishphon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*né
  3. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  8. Ancient Greekἀγνώς (agnṓs)
  9. Ancient Greekἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)
  10. Englishagnosia
  11. English todayphonagnosia

From phon- + agnosia.

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