Where does “télécommunication” come from?

télécommunication (French) comes from French communication, from Latin commūnicātiō, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

télécommunication (French): Telecommunication

Definitions

Telecommunication

Ancestry of “télécommunication”, step by step

télécommunication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French communication

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	communication	communication
2	Latin	commūnicātiō	sharing, imparting
3	Latin	commūnicō	to impart, share
4	Latin	commūnis	common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
5	Old Latin	com(m)oinis	—
6	Proto-Italic	kommoinis	common
7	Proto-Indo-European	ḱom-moy-ni-	held in common
8	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
9	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10	Middle English	kyt	—
11	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12	Old High German	kuti	—
13	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
14	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
15	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
16	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Ancient Greek τῆλε

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τῆλε	far off, afar, far away
2	Ancient Greek	αἴσθησις	Perception from the senses, feeling, hearing,...
3	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
4	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “télécommunication”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →