Etymology of the English word homophony
the English word
homophonyderived from the Greek word
homophonia, ὁμοφωνία, ὁμοϕωνία
derived from the Greek word
homophonos, ὁμόφωνος, ὁμόϕωνος
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-using the Greek prefix
homo-, ὁμο-
derived from the Greek word
homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
