phoneme (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[phoneme 词源字典]
"distinctive sound or group of sounds," 1889, from French phonème, from Greek phonema "a sound made, voice," from phonein "to sound or speak," from phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "speak" (see fame (n.)).[phoneme etymology, phoneme origin, 英语词源]