onomatopoeic

Words with a similar base: onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical

'onomatopoeic'

[onomatopoeic.a.01] as in: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

'onomatopoeic'

[echoic.a.01] as in: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer

Examples:
onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term

Origins

					onomatopoeic (English)
├── -ic (English)
│   └── -ique (French)
│       └── -icus (Dutch)
└── onomatopoeia (English)
    └── ὀνοματοποιία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ονοματοποιέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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