phonaesthesia

phonaesthesia
[ˌfəʊnəs'θi:zɪə]
(US also phonesthesia)
noun attribution of common elements of meaning to certain sound sequences, e.g. initial sl-, as in slow, sleep, slide.
Derivatives
phonaesthetic adjective
phonaesthetics plural noun
Origin
1950s: mod. L., from Gk phōnē 'sound' + aesthesthai 'perceive'.

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