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Where does “pretransmission” come from?

pretransmission (English) comes from English transmission, from Latin transmissionem, from Latin transmissio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pretransmission (English): Prior to transmission

Definitions

  1. Prior to transmission

Ancestry of “pretransmission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransmissionThe act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric...
2Latintransmissionemaccusative singular of trānsmissiō
3Latintransmissiotransmission, passage
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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