Where does “telephonograph” come from?
telephonograph (English) comes from English phonograph, from English phono, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
telephonograph (English): A device for the recording and transmission of...
Definitions
- A device for the recording and transmission of...
Ancestry of “telephonograph”, step by step
telephonograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phonograph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phonograph | A device that captures sound waves onto an... |
| 2 | English | phono | A phonograph |
| 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- | — |