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Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.

Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.

French télé-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.

Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́

Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.

French -phone

French téléphonebor.

English telephoneclip.

English phone

Clipping of telephone; first attested in 1884.

A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.
colloquial A person's telephone number (as a means of contact); digits. It was a clear black night, a clear white moon / Warren G was on the streets tryin' to consume / Some skirts for the eve so I can get some phones / Rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone

ambitransitive To call (someone) using a telephone. Phone me as soon as you land at the airport.
To say via telephone. Well, the first I knew, Mr. Cooney phoned he had a buyer for my farm, and wanted to know if he could come down.

Rhymes with -əʊn

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.