Where does “telecom” come from?

telecom (English) comes from English telecommunications, from English telecommunication, from French télécommunication, from French communication, from Latin commūnicātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

telecom (English): or telecommunications

Definitions

  1. or telecommunications

Ancestry of “telecom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtelecommunicationsplural of telecommunication; Alternative form of...
2EnglishtelecommunicationThe science and technology of the communication...
3FrenchtélécommunicationTelecommunication
4Frenchcommunicationcommunication
5Latincommūnicātiōsharing, imparting
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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