Where does “سيلوفون” come from?
سيلوفون (Arabic) comes from French xylophone, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
سيلوفون (Arabic): xylophone
Definitions
- xylophone
Ancestry of “سيلوفون”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | xylophone | xylophone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |