Etymology

phonewise

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Today it means: In terms or by means of the telephone. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English phone
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The story

  1. Frenchtélé-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  4. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  5. Frenchtéléphone
  6. Englishtelephoneclip.
  7. Englishphone
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  11. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  12. English todayphonewise

From phone + -wise.

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