Where does “diktofon” come from?
diktofon (Estonian) comes from Russian диктофон, from English dictaphone, from English -phone, 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-.
diktofon (Estonian): dictaphone, dictation machine {{gl|a small portable device for recording and playing back speech
Definitions
- dictaphone, dictation machine {{gl|a small portable device for recording and playing back speech
Ancestry of “diktofon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | диктофон | dictation machine, dictaphone |
| 2 | English | dictaphone | A dictation machine |
| 3 | English | -phone | A type of sound; A device that makes a sound; A... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |