Etymology

transmit

trans·mit
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Today it means: To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another. Full definition →

Middle English transmitten ← Latin trānsmittō
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrānsmittō“transmit”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtransmitten
  3. English todaytransmit

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).

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