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Gramophone
Gramophone comes from Ancient Greek φωνή ‘sound’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰōnā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφωνήphōnḗ‘sound’
- EnglishtodayGramophone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰōnā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφωνήphōnḗ‘sound’
- EnglishtodayGramophone
The story
Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from Ancient Greek roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
focus, professor, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, famous, phase, fate, fancy, fame, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, emphasis, profession, infant, abandon, phenomenon, photographer, confession, beck, confess, phantom, beacon, eff, fab, fay, boon, fable, foyer, banish, bane, epiphany, buoy, profess, fantasia, 123 more
through Ancient Greek φωνή ‘sound’
symphony, saxophone, cacophony, sinfonia, phoneme, euphonium, phonon, 16 more
Today it means
noun A Grammy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / Gramophone