The story
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Frenchtélé-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Frenchtéléphone
- Englishtelephoneclip.
- Englishphone
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Frenchphotographie
- Englishphotography
- English todayphoneography
Blend of phone + photography; early 21st century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.