Etymology

phonal

P3H4O1N1A1L1

Today it means: Of, relating to, or produced by, the voice. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English phone ← Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  3. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  4. Englishphone
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todayphonal

From phone + -al.

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