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Where does “telefonatrice” come from?

telefonatrice (Italian) comes from Italian telefonare, from Romanian telefona, from French téléphoner, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis — resin.

telefonatrice (Italian): female equivalent of telefonatore

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of telefonatore

Ancestry of “telefonatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantelefonareto telephone ; to make a phone call
2Romaniantelefona—
3FrenchtéléphonerTo call, to ring, to telephone
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
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