Where does “autodialer” come from?
autodialer (English) comes from English dialer, from English dial, from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
autodialer (English): an electronic device that can automatically dial...
Definitions
- an electronic device that can automatically dial...
Ancestry of “autodialer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dialer | A person or device that dials, as using a... |
| 2 | English | dial | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle... |
| 3 | Middle English | diall | A pointer on a dial; A timekeeping instrument,... |
| 4 | Middle French | dyal | — |
| 5 | Latin | diālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |