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Where does “videochiamare” come from?

videochiamare (Italian) comes from Italian chiamare, from Latin clāmāre, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

videochiamare (Italian): to call on a videophone

Definitions

  1. to call on a videophone

Ancestry of “videochiamare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiamareto call; to telephone; to name
2Latinclāmāre—
3Proto-Italicklāmāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →