Etymology of the English word aphonia
the English word
aphoniaderived from the Greek word
a, ἀ (without; not)
derived from the New Latin word
aphoniaderived from the Greek word
aphonia, ἀφωνία, ἀϕωνία
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
aphonos, ἄφωνος (voiceless; mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning)
derived from the Greek word
phone, φωνή (voice; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-Date
The earliest known usage of aphonia in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
