See also: phone, phoné, and 'phone

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, sound, voice, speech, language), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂neh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak); related to fame and fable.

Some terms ending in phone, such as textphone, are actually compounds made with phone.

SuffixEdit

-phone

  1. A type of sound.
  2. A device that makes a sound.
  3. A speaker of a certain language.

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, sound).

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

SuffixEdit

-phone

  1. speaker of a specific language
  2. something that makes a sound e.g. saxophone

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