Where does “radio” come from?

radio (Latin) comes from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

radio (Latin): I cause to radiate, irradiate; I radiate, emit...

Definitions

  1. I cause to radiate, irradiate; I radiate, emit...

Ancestry of “radio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “radio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →