Where does “xmission” come from?

xmission (English) comes from English transmission, from Latin transmissionem, from Latin transmissio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “xmission”, step by step

xmission traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English transmission

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransmissionThe act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric...
2Latintransmissionemaccusative singular of trānsmissiō
3Latintransmissiotransmission, passage
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English X

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishXAn unknown quantity or unknown value; A variable...
2EnglishChristA figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus...
3Middle EnglishCrist(Jesus) Christ
4Old EnglishCrīstChrist
5LatinChrīstus
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-