Where does “fonare” come from?
fonare (Italian) comes from Italian fon, from German Fön, from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
fonare (Italian): to blow-dry
Definitions
- to blow-dry
Ancestry of “fonare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fon | hairdryer, blowdryer |
| 2 | German | Fön | Formerly standard spelling of Föhn which was... |
| 3 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 4 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 6 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 7 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |