Etymology

teleoperation

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Today it means: The remote operation of a device Full definition →

English operation ← Middle English operacioun ← Old French operacion
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Latinoperātiō
  5. Old Frenchoperacion
  6. Middle Englishoperacioun
  7. Englishoperation
  8. English todayteleoperation

From tele- + operation.

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