I. noun Etymology: Greek phōnē Date: circa 1866 a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the sound system of a language, II. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1884 tele~ , ear~ , III. verb (~d; phoning) Date: 1889 tele~
PHONE
Meaning of PHONE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012