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Where does “telegraphic” come from?

Telegraphic comes from English telegraph plus the French suffix -ique, which derives from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.

telegraphic (English): Of, or relating to the telegraph; Brief or...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to the telegraph; Brief or...

Ancestry of “telegraphic”, 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

Words derived from “telegraphic”

  • telegraphically
  • radiotelegraphic
  • phototelegraphic
  • radiotelegraphically
  • electrotelegraphic
  • pantelegraphic
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