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pheme (n.)
"words as grammatical units in a language," 1906, coined by U.S. philosopher Charles S. Pierce (1839-1914), from Greek
pheme
"speech, voice, utterance, a speaking," from PIE root
*bha-
(2) "to speak, tell, say" (see
fame
(n.)).
