Gramophone

See also: gramophone

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)
English Gramophone

    Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from Ancient Greek roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph. See gramophone.

    Noun

    Gramophone

    1. (obsolete) A Grammy.

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