Etymology

phonocamptic

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Today it means: reflective of sound. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κάμπτω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάμπτω“to bend”
  2. English todayphonocamptic

From phono- + Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “to bend”) + -ic. Compare French phonocamptique.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκάμπτω all →

kamptulicon

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