Where does “telepayment” come from?
telepayment (English) comes from English payment, from French paiement, from Middle French paiement, from Old French paiement — payment.
telepayment (English): payment made by telecommunications
Definitions
- payment made by telecommunications
Ancestry of “telepayment”, step by step
telepayment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English payment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | payment | The act of paying; A sum of money paid in... |
| 2 | French | paiement | payment |
| 3 | Middle French | paiement | payment |
| 4 | Old French | paiement | payment |
via English tele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tele | Alternative form of telly |
| 2 | English | tele- | over a distance; television; telegraph |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelh₁- | to move; to turn, go round; turn, become |