Etymological root

*bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European

# *bʰeh₂-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** b-eh-2

## Words From This Root
- phone - A device used to talk to people over distances, now often a small portable one that also runs apps.
- professor - A teacher at a college or university.
- favor - A helpful act that you do for someone.
- fantastic - Extremely good; wonderful.
- fate - What will happen to someone or something, especially something bad that cannot be avoided.
- telephone - A device used to talk with someone over a distance by converting sound into electrical signals.
- confess - To admit that you have done something wrong.
- fairy - A small imaginary creature with magical powers, often shown with wings.
- fabulous - Extremely good; wonderful.
- abandon - to leave a person or place forever, especially someone who needs you
- phase - One stage in a series of changes or in a process that happens over time.
- profession - A type of job that needs special training or education, such as law or medicine.
- phenomenon - Something that happens or exists and can be seen, especially something studied or noticed.
- ban - To officially forbid something, especially by law or rule.
- infant - A very young child or baby.
- banish - To send someone away from a place, especially as an official punishment, and forbid them to return.
- emphasis - Special importance or attention given to something
- euphemism - A mild or indirect word used in place of one that is harsh, blunt, or offensive.
- profess - To claim or declare something openly, sometimes without it being true.
- prophetic - Correctly predicting or seeming to predict what will happen in the future
- emphatic - forceful and definite in expression or action
- confabulation - A false memory that someone genuinely believes is true, often caused by brain illness.
- confabulate - To unconsciously invent false memories to fill gaps in what you remember.
- defame - to damage the good reputation of someone with false statements
- diaphanous - light, delicate, and translucent; almost transparent
- famousness - the state of being widely known or celebrated
- fated - destined or doomed by fate to a particular outcome
- prophecy - a prediction of what will happen, especially one of divine inspiration
- prophesy - to predict or foretell a future event

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Words from this root(29)

/ˈfoʊ̯n/ A device used to talk to people over distances, now often a small portable one that also runs apps. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɹəˈfɛs.ɚ/ A teacher at a college or university. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfeɪ.vɚ/ A helpful act that you do for someone. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fænˈtæs.tɪk/ Extremely good; wonderful. Meaning Off Sound Off

/feɪt/ What will happen to someone or something, especially something bad that cannot be avoided. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ A device used to talk with someone over a distance by converting sound into electrical signals. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kənˈfɛs/ To admit that you have done something wrong. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfeːɹiː/ A small imaginary creature with magical powers, often shown with wings. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfæbjʊləs/ Extremely good; wonderful. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈbæn.dən/ to leave a person or place forever, especially someone who needs you Meaning Off Sound Off

/feɪz/ One stage in a series of changes or in a process that happens over time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/ A type of job that needs special training or education, such as law or medicine. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fəˈnɑ.məˌnɑn/ Something that happens or exists and can be seen, especially something studied or noticed. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bæn/ To officially forbid something, especially by law or rule. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɪn.fənt/ A very young child or baby. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbænɪʃ/ To send someone away from a place, especially as an official punishment, and forbid them to return. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/ Special importance or attention given to something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/ A mild or indirect word used in place of one that is harsh, blunt, or offensive. Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈfɛs/ To claim or declare something openly, sometimes without it being true. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/ Correctly predicting or seeming to predict what will happen in the future Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛmˈfætɪk/ forceful and definite in expression or action Meaning Off Sound Off

confabulation C2

/kənˌfæbjəˈleɪʃən/ A false memory that someone genuinely believes is true, often caused by brain illness. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/ To unconsciously invent false memories to fill gaps in what you remember. Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈfeɪm/ to damage the good reputation of someone with false statements Meaning Off Sound Off

/daɪˈæfənəs/ light, delicate, and translucent; almost transparent Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfeɪməsnəs/ the state of being widely known or celebrated Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfeɪtɪd/ destined or doomed by fate to a particular outcome Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprɑfəsi/ a prediction of what will happen, especially one of divine inspiration Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprɑfəsaɪ/ to predict or foretell a future event Meaning Off Sound Off

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