sémaphore
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + -phore (“carrier”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sémaphore m (plural sémaphores)
Descendants edit
- → Crimean Tatar: semafor
- → English: semaphore
- → Italian: semaforo
- → Portuguese: semáforo
- → Spanish: semáforo
- → Turkish: semafor
Further reading edit
- “sémaphore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.