echo-

Questions

What does echo- mean?

Synonym of sono-.

Where does echo- come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der. English echo- Derived from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo, protracted sound”).

How to pronounce echo-

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