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Where does “ράδιο” come from?

ράδιο (Greek) comes from French radio, from French radiotélégraphiste, from French télégraphiste, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

ράδιο (Greek): radio, wireless; radium, the element symbol Ra

Definitions

  1. radio, wireless; radium, the element symbol Ra

Ancestry of “ράδιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradioradio, tuner
2Frenchradiotélégraphisteradiotelegraphist
3Frenchtélégraphistetelegraphist
4Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
5Frenchtélé-tele-
6Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
7Latincommūnicāre—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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