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Where does “fonografo” come from?

fonografo (Italian) comes from English phonograph, from English phono, 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-.

fonografo (Italian): phonograph; record player, phonograph ,...

Definitions

  1. phonograph; record player, phonograph ,...

Ancestry of “fonografo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphonographA device that captures sound waves onto an...
2EnglishphonoA phonograph
3Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “fonografo”

  • radiofonografo
  • fonografico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →