transmit

/tɹænzˈmɪt/tranz-MIT

/tɹænzˈmɪt/tranz-MIT

Meaningto send across

Common meaning: to send or pass on

transacross
mitto send, releaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1152 · scan

‘across’ + ‘to send, release’ → transmit

Journey through time

Latintransmittere‘to send across’source
Englishtransmit‘to send or pass on’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin mittō ‘to send, release’.

Roots

mittō, mīsī, missum Latin “to send, release”

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