telephonic

telephonic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.
French télé-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.
French -phone
French téléphonebor.
English telephone
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English telephonic

    From telephone + -ic.

    Adjective

    telephonic (not comparable)

    1. Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.
      • 1962 July, G. Freeman Allen, “The New "Rheingold"”, in Modern Railways, page 25:
        There is two-way telephonic communication between kitchen, scullery, buffet and staff in the corridor between buffet and dining saloon.

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