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φωνή

phōnḗ

“voice, sound”

23 words in English grow from this root.

Anthem

Art
ἀντίantí

“sounding in answer”

Antiphon

Faith
ἀντίantí

“sounding in reply”

Cacophony

Art
κακόςkakós

“bad sound”

Euphonium

Art
εὖeû

“the sweet-voiced one”

Euphony

Art
εὖeû

“good sound”

Gramophone

Science
γράμμαgrámma

“written sound”

Homophone

Words
ὁμόςhomós

“same sound”

Hydrophone

Science
ὕδωρhýdōr

“water sound”

Megaphone

Science
μέγαςmégas

“big voice”

Microphone

Science
μικρόςmikrós

“small sound”

Misophonia

Mind
μῖσοςmîsos

“hatred of sound”

Phonetics

Words
φωνήphōnḗ

“having to do with the voice”

Phonics

Words
φωνήphōnḗ

“matters of sound”

Phonograph

Science
φωνήphōnḗ

“sound-writer”

Phonology

Words
φωνήphōnḗ

“study of sound”

Polyphony

Art
πολύςpolýs

“many voices”

Saxophone

Art
φωνήphōnḗ

“Sax's sound”

Sinfonia

Art
σύνsýn

“sounding together”

Symphony

Art
σύνsýn

“sounding together”

Telephone

Science
τῆλεtēle

“far voice”

Vibraphone

Art
φωνήphōnḗ

“shaking voice”

Xenophon

Politics
ξένοςxénos

“stranger voice”

Xylophone

Art
ξύλονxýlon

“wood voice”