Where does “telecommute” come from?
telecommute (English) comes from English commute, from Latin commūtō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
telecommute (English): To work from home, sometimes for part of a...
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- To work from home, sometimes for part of a...
Ancestry of “telecommute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | commute | To exchange substantially; to abate but not... |
| 2 | Latin | commūtō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | -dō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 6 | Sicilian | di | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “telecommute”