Where does “phlog” come from?
phlog (English) comes from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
phlog (English): A weblog updated by means of text messages from a...
Definitions
- A weblog updated by means of text messages from a...
Ancestry of “phlog”, step by step
phlog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English phone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phone | A device for transmitting conversations and other... |
| 2 | English | telephone | A telecommunication device used for two-way... |
| 3 | French | téléphone | telephone; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 6 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 8 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Gopher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gopher | An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval |
| 2 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 3 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάος | light, especially daylight; the life of men; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *pʰáwos | — |