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Etymology
Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English phonewise From phone + -wise.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In terms or by means of the telephone
Cannot get onto them phonewise or through their children.
2009 February 12, “Victoria bushfire missing - search on our message board”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2009: