Where does “teleoperation” come from?

Teleoperation comes from English tele- combined with operation, which derives from Latin operatio and operor, from Latin opus meaning work, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-.

teleoperation (English): The remote operation of a device

Definitions

  1. The remote operation of a device

Ancestry of “teleoperation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoperationThe method by which a device performs its...
2Middle Englishoperaciounoperation
3Old Frenchoperacionaction; act; operation
4Latinoperātiōoperation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ