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Where does “fonogramma” come from?

fonogramma (Italian) comes from Italian fono, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

fonogramma (Italian): phonogram; An official document transmitted via...

Definitions

  1. phonogram; An official document transmitted via...

Ancestry of “fonogramma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfonophone
2EnglishphoneA device for transmitting conversations and other...
3EnglishtelephoneA telecommunication device used for two-way...
4Frenchtéléphonetelephone; first-person singular present...
5Frenchtélé-tele-
6Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
7Latincommūnicāre—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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