Megaphone
/ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/noun
A device that amplifies the human voice.
Did you know?Megaphone was coined in the 1800s from Greek roots, and its first half, mega-, is the same ancient root behind words of size and grandeur that still feel almost magical today.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mégas
“great, large”
Ancient Greek
Greek
phōnḗ
“voice, sound”
19th Century
English
megaphone
“an instrument for making the voice louder”
Modern English
English
megaphone
“a device used to amplify the voice”