Where does “furbofono” come from?
furbofono (Italian) comes from Italian telefono, from Italian -fono, 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-.
furbofono (Italian): smartphone
Definitions
- smartphone
Ancestry of “furbofono”, step by step
furbofono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian telefono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | telefono | telephone, phone; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | -fono | -phone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | sounding |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Italian furbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | furbo | astute, cunning, sly, wily, crafty; smart... |
| 2 | French | fourbe | guile, deception; double-dealer, swindler;... |
| 3 | French | fourbir | to furbish, burnish |
| 4 | Middle French | fourbir | — |
| 5 | Old French | forbir | to clean; to polish |
| 6 | Frankish | furbēn | to clean, polish; to clean |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prep- | to appear, to be visible |