Where does “téléphone” come from?
téléphone (French) comes from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
téléphone (French): telephone; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- telephone; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “téléphone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 3 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “téléphone”