Note 79 — Chapter II · THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDEA OF SPEECH.
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Similarly it has been observed by M. Nodier that the most ancient names of God are composed only of the softest and simplest vowels (Notions, p. 15). This reminds us of the famous oracle, φράζεο τὸν πάντων ὕπατον θεὸν ἔμμεν’ Ιάω.