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Where does “throat microphone” come from?

throat microphone (English) comes from English microphone, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

throat microphone (English): A type of contact microphone that absorbs...

Definitions

  1. A type of contact microphone that absorbs...

Ancestry of “throat microphone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrophoneA device used to convert sound waves into a...
2EnglishphoneA device for transmitting conversations and other...
3EnglishtelephoneA telecommunication device used for two-way...
4Frenchtéléphonetelephone; first-person singular present...
5Frenchtélé-tele-
6Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
7Latincommūnicāre—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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