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Where does “radiotelevisione” come from?

radiotelevisione (Italian) comes from Italian televisione, from Spanish televisión, from Spanish tele-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

radiotelevisione (Italian): television; a radio and television company

Definitions

  1. television; a radio and television company

Ancestry of “radiotelevisione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantelevisionetelevision
2Spanishtelevisióntelevision
3Spanishtele-tele-
4Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
5Latincommūnicāre—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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