Where does “.tel” come from?
.tel (Translingual) comes from English telecommunications, from English telecommunication, from French télécommunication, from French communication, from Latin commūnicātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
.tel (Translingual): An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for Internet communications services
Definitions
- An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for Internet communications services
Ancestry of “.tel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telecommunications | plural of telecommunication; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | English | telecommunication | The science and technology of the communication... |
| 3 | French | télécommunication | Telecommunication |
| 4 | French | communication | communication |
| 5 | Latin | commūnicātiō | sharing, imparting |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |