Where does “mobiltelefon” come from?
mobiltelefon (Danish) comes from Danish mobil, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
mobiltelefon (Danish): cell phone, mobile phone
Definitions
- cell phone, mobile phone
Ancestry of “mobiltelefon”, step by step
mobiltelefon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mobil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mobil | mobile, mobile phone, cell phone; mobile |
| 2 | French | mobile | mobile; moving; movable |
| 3 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Danish telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | telefon | telephone an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people |
| 2 | Danish | -fon | phone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |