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Etymology of the English word emphatic

the English word emphatic
derived from the Medieval Latin word emphaticus (emphatic; grandiloquent)
derived from the Greek word emphatikos, ἐμφατικός, ἐμϕατικός
derived from the Greek word emphasis, ἔμφασις
derived from the Greek word emphainein
derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-
derived from the Late Latin word emphatic
derived from the Greek word emphatikos, ἐμφατικός, ἐμϕατικός
derived from the Greek word emphasis, ἔμφασις
derived from the Greek word emphainein
derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

Date

The earliest known usage of emphatic in English dates from the 18th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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