myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of emphasis

Etymology of the Latin word emphasis

the Latin word emphasis (emphasis; stress)

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-

English emphasis, French emphase, Italian enfasi