Where does “transmettre” come from?
transmettre (French) comes from Middle French transmettre, from Latin trānsmittō, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
transmettre (French): to transmit
Definitions
- to transmit
Ancestry of “transmettre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | transmettre | to transmit |
| 2 | Latin | trānsmittō | to transmit, send, carry, or convey across, over or through; to send off, despatch |
| 3 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |