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Where does “microfonado” come from?

microfonado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese microfone, from English microphone, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre — resin.

microfonado (Portuguese): transmitted through a microphone

Definitions

  1. transmitted through a microphone

Ancestry of “microfonado”, step by step

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

Words derived from “microfonado”

  • microfonada
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →