Etymology of the English word onomatopoeia
the English word onomatopoeia
derived from the Latin word onomatopoeia
derived from the Greek word onomatopoiia, ὀνοματοποιΐα
derived from the Greek word onomatopoieo
derived from the Greek word onoma, ὄνομα (a 'name' (authority, character))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-
derived from the Late Greek word poieo, ποιέω (to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct))