Where does “telefacsimile” come from?

telefacsimile (English) comes from English facsimile, from Latin fac simile, from Latin simile, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

telefacsimile (English): fax

Definitions

  1. fax

Ancestry of “telefacsimile”, step by step

telefacsimile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English facsimile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfacsimileA copy or reproduction; A fax, a machine for...
2Latinfac similemake similar; make like
3Latinsimilenominative neuter singular of similis; accusative...
4Latinsimilissimilar
5Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →