| hello Jun 27th 2012, 10:15 Reverted edits by 194.168.57.98 (Talk); changed back to last version by 24.131.23.80 | ← Older revision | Revision as of 10:15, 27 June 2012 | | Line 8: | Line 8: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | {{term|hello|Hello}}(Hello, I am calling to say that Shannon, Mellissa, and Lucy are all awsome and Lauren is gay) | + | {{term|hello|Hello}} (first attested in 1846) from {{term|hallo}} (attested 1840), from {{term|holla}}, {{term|hollo}} (attested 1588). This variant of {{term|hallo}} is often credited to [[w:Thomas Edison|Thomas Edison]] as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades. | | − | (first attested in 1846) from {{term|hallo}} (attested 1840), from {{term|holla}}, {{term|hollo}} (attested 1588). This variant of {{term|hallo}} is often credited to [[w:Thomas Edison|Thomas Edison]] as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades. | | | | | | | | | Possibly from the {{etyl|goh}} & {{etyl|osx}} verb {{term|halôn, holôn||to bring something, to gather}}, akin to {{etyl|en|-}} {{term|hale}} or {{term|hail}}. | | Possibly from the {{etyl|goh}} & {{etyl|osx}} verb {{term|halôn, holôn||to bring something, to gather}}, akin to {{etyl|en|-}} {{term|hale}} or {{term|hail}}. | | |
