Etymology of the English word echolalia
the English word
echolaliaderived from the English word
echoderived from the Latin word
echoderived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Latin word
ekhousing the English suffix
-laliaderived from the Greek word
lalia, λαλιά (talk)
derived from the Greek word
lalein, λαλεῖν
Date
The earliest known usage of echolalia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
