phono-

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
3. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
4. English todayphono-

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). The word φωνή primarily referred to articulated human or animal sounds. This is in contrast to ἠχή -- from which echo is derived -- which referred to sounds in general.

Words from the same roots