Where does “melafonino” come from?
melafonino (Italian) comes from Italian telefonino, 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-.
melafonino (Italian): iPhone
Definitions
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Ancestry of “melafonino”, step by step
melafonino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian telefonino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | telefonino | Diminutive of telefono; mobile phone, mobile,... |
| 2 | Italian | telefono | telephone, phone; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | -fono | -phone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | sounding |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |