Where does “Funkentelegraphie” come from?
Funkentelegraphie (German) comes from German Telegraphie, from French télégraphie, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Funkentelegraphie (German): wireless telegraphy
Definitions
- wireless telegraphy
Ancestry of “Funkentelegraphie”, step by step
Funkentelegraphie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Telegraphie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Telegraphie | telegraphy |
| 2 | French | télégraphie | telegraphy; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 5 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 7 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via German funken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | funken | to sparkle; to radio |
| 2 | German | Funk | funk; radio |
| 3 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 4 | French | funquer | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |