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Where does “telegram” come from?

telegram (Swedish) comes from Swedish tele- — tele-; bridging large distances; tele-;...

telegram (Swedish): a telegram, a message sent by telegraph

Definitions

  1. a telegram, a message sent by telegraph

Ancestry of “telegram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtele-tele-; bridging large distances; tele-;...

Words derived from “telegram”

  • telegramledes
Every word from Swedish tele- →