Where does “videophone” come from?
videophone (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,...
videophone (English): A telephone capable of transmitting both audio...
Definitions
- A telephone capable of transmitting both audio...
Ancestry of “videophone”, step by step
videophone 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 French vidéo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vidéo | video |
| 2 | English | video | Television, television show, movie; A short film... |
| 3 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via French phone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phone | phon; phone; first-person singular present... |