transmittal
/tɹænˈsmɪtəl/tran-SMIH-tuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/tɹænˈsmɪtəl/tran-SMIH-tuhl
Meaningthe act of transmitting
Common meaning: a sending on
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- transacross
- mittto send, releaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1152 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘across’ + ‘to send, release’ → transmittal
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: Formed in English from transmit + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRANSMIT, p.656 · scan
Roots
- mittō, mīsī, missum Latin “to send, release”
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