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acrofonia.

acrophony (naming of letters so their names begin with the letter itself)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.kɾo.foˈni.ɐ/Brazil/ɐ.kɾu.fuˈni.ɐ/Portugal
  1. acrophony (naming of letters so their names begin with the letter itself)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese acro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Portuguese -ia Portuguese -fonia Portuguese acrofonia From acro- + -fonia.

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