Where does “telecommunications” come from?
Telecommunications derives from French télécommunication, combining French télé- from Ancient Greek τῆλε meaning distant with Latin -tio and communis meaning shared, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots kʷel- and ko-moin-i.
telecommunications (English): plural of telecommunication; Alternative form of...
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- plural of telecommunication; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “telecommunications”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telecommunication | The science and technology of the communication... |
| 2 | French | télécommunication | Telecommunication |
| 3 | French | communication | communication |
| 4 | Latin | commūnicātiō | sharing, imparting |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |