Where does “wireroom” come from?

wireroom (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

wireroom (English): A room in which wires are received and acted on

Definitions

A room in which wires are received and acted on

Ancestry of “wireroom”, step by step

wireroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2	Middle English	wir	—
3	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5	Old French	myrte	—
6	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
7	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
9	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via English room

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	room	Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or...
2	Middle English	roum	A space or area; A room
3	Old English	rūm	room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,...
4	Proto-West Germanic	rūm	roomy, spacious; room, open space
5	Proto-Germanic	rūmaz	roomy, spacious, open
6	Proto-Indo-European	rewh₁-	free space

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →