Where does “savingram” come from?
savingram (English) comes from English saving, from English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
savingram (English): A piece of administrative correspondence that uses the informal and abbreviated language of a telegram, but sent by mail, which is less expensive
Definitions
- A piece of administrative correspondence that uses the informal and abbreviated language of a telegram, but sent by mail, which is less expensive
Ancestry of “savingram”, step by step
savingram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saving | A reduction in cost or expenditure |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English telegram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telegram | A message transmitted by telegraph; To send a... |
| 2 | English | -gram | Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |