Acrophony

/əˈkrɒfəni/ noun

Definition

A system of writing where each symbol is named after a word that starts with the sound it represents, so the letter's name helps you remember its sound.

Etymology

From Greek akron (extremity, highest point) + phonē (sound), first used in linguistic terminology in the 1800s to describe how ancient alphabets like Greek and Hebrew developed.

Kelly Says

The letter 'A' comes from a Greek word 'alpha,' which meant 'ox'—and ancient forms of the letter actually looked like an ox's head! That's acrophony in action.

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