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Where does “telegraphese” come from?

telegraphese (English) comes from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

telegraphese (English): The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or...

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  1. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or...

Ancestry of “telegraphese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTelegraph—
2Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
3Frenchtélé-tele-
4Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
5Latincommūnicāre—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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