Etymology

phlog

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Today it means: A weblog updated by means of text messages from a mobile phone, rather than by computer. Full definition →

English blog ← Middle English bok ← Old English bōc
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phlog · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Frenchtélé-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  6. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  7. Frenchtéléphone
  8. Englishtelephoneclip.
  9. Englishphone
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  12. Proto-Germanic*weraz
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂életi
  15. Proto-Germanic*alaną
  16. Proto-Germanic*aldiz
  17. Proto-Germanic*weraldiz
  18. Proto-West Germanic*weraldi
  19. Old Englishweorold
  20. Middle Englishworld
  21. Englishworld
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  27. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  28. Old Englishwīd
  29. Englishwide
  30. Englishworldwide
  31. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  32. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  33. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  34. Old Englishwebb
  35. Middle Englishweb
  36. Englishweb
  37. EnglishWorld Wide Webellip.
  38. EnglishWeb
  39. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  41. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  42. Old Norseliggjader.?
  43. Middle Englishlogge
  44. Englishlog
  45. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  46. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  47. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  48. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  49. Old Englishbōc
  50. Middle Englishbok
  51. Englishbook
  52. Englishlogbook
  53. Englishlog
  54. Englishweblog
  55. Englishblog
  56. English todayphlog

Blend of phone + blog.

phlog · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  10. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  11. Englishphotographclip.
  12. Englishphoto
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  15. Proto-Germanic*weraz
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂életi
  18. Proto-Germanic*alaną
  19. Proto-Germanic*aldiz
  20. Proto-Germanic*weraldiz
  21. Proto-West Germanic*weraldi
  22. Old Englishweorold
  23. Middle Englishworld
  24. Englishworld
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  30. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  31. Old Englishwīd
  32. Englishwide
  33. Englishworldwide
  34. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  35. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  36. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  37. Old Englishwebb
  38. Middle Englishweb
  39. Englishweb
  40. EnglishWorld Wide Webellip.
  41. EnglishWeb
  42. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  43. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  44. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  45. Old Norseliggjader.?
  46. Middle Englishlogge
  47. Englishlog
  48. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  49. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  50. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  51. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  52. Old Englishbōc
  53. Middle Englishbok
  54. Englishbook
  55. Englishlogbook
  56. Englishlog
  57. Englishweblog
  58. Englishblog
  59. English todayphlog

Blend of photo + blog.

phlog · noun3

  1. Englishgopher
  2. EnglishGopher
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  5. Proto-Germanic*weraz
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂életi
  8. Proto-Germanic*alaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*aldiz
  10. Proto-Germanic*weraldiz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*weraldi
  12. Old Englishweorold
  13. Middle Englishworld
  14. Englishworld
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  20. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  21. Old Englishwīd
  22. Englishwide
  23. Englishworldwide
  24. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  25. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  26. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  27. Old Englishwebb
  28. Middle Englishweb
  29. Englishweb
  30. EnglishWorld Wide Webellip.
  31. EnglishWeb
  32. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  34. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  35. Old Norseliggjader.?
  36. Middle Englishlogge
  37. Englishlog
  38. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  39. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  40. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  41. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  42. Old Englishbōc
  43. Middle Englishbok
  44. Englishbook
  45. Englishlogbook
  46. Englishlog
  47. Englishweblog
  48. Englishblog
  49. English todayphlog

Blend of Gopher + blog.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.