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Where does “-fono” come from?

-fono (Galician) comes from Ancient Greek -φωνος, 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-.

-fono (Galician): -phone

Definitions

  1. -phone

Ancestry of “-fono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φωνος—
2Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
3Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “-fono”

  • tabléfono
  • telefonía
  • anglófono
  • megáfono
  • teléfono
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