Etymology

phonautograph

P3H4O1N1A1U1T1O1G2R1A1P3H4

Today it means: A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  3. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  4. Englishphono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  9. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  10. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  11. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  12. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  13. Englishauto-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  16. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  17. English todayphonautograph

From phono- + auto- + -graph.

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