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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...

Definitions

  1. To work from home, sometimes for part of a...

Ancestry of “telecommute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommuteTo exchange substantially; to abate but not...
2Latincommūtō—
3Latincōn-—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “telecommute”

  • telecommuting
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