They're all derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to speak".
The f-words came to us via Latin, the ph-words via Ancient Greek.
I gave either group its own graphic:
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What do the words 'fairy', 'prophet', 'fabulous', 'to blaspheme' and 'fatal' have in common?
They're all derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to speak".
The f-words came to us via Latin, the ph-words via Ancient Greek.
I gave either group its own graphic:
1/
They're all derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to speak".
The f-words came to us via Latin, the ph-words via Ancient Greek.
I gave either group its own graphic:
1/