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Where does “radioestesista” come from?

radioestesista (Italian) comes from Italian radioestesia, from Italian radio, from English radio, from English radiotelegraphy, from English telegraphy, from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé- — Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...

radioestesista (Italian): dowser, diviner

Definitions

  1. dowser, diviner

Ancestry of “radioestesista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianradioestesiadowsing, divining
2Italianradioradius; Obsolete form of raggio; radium
3EnglishradioThe technology that allows for the transmission...
4EnglishradiotelegraphyThe process and techniques of sending telegrams...
5Englishtelegraphycommunication at a distance by means of the...
6EnglishTelegraph—
7Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
8Frenchtélé-tele-
9Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
10Latincommūnicāre—
11Latincommūnis—
12Old Latincom(m)oinis—
13Proto-Italickommoinis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
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