Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeh₂-
14 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-, most common first.
- telephoneA telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device.
- benA prayer; a petition.
- favouriteMost-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
- fantasticWonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
- favorA kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- abandonTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- baneA cause of misery or ruin.
- euphonyA pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
- phantasiaA phantasm (an impression received through the senses) or the faculty of receiving or representing these impressions.
- euphoniousOf sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
- epiphenomenonAn activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence.
- aphantasiaA condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.
- homo AristophaneusA person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.
- phonateTo make sounds with one's voice.