"transmission (passing on; broadcast)" in seven languages
Meaningtransmission (passing on; broadcast)
Spanish
transmisión
/tɾansmiˈsjon/
fem.learned
French
transmission
/tʁɑ̃smisjɔ̃/
fem.learned
Italian
trasmissione
/trazmisˈsjone/
fem.learned
Also a TV or radio programme: una trasmissione.
Portuguese
transmissão
/tɾɐ̃zmiˈsɐ̃w/
fem.learned
Romanian
transmitere
/transˈmitere/
fem.learned
Catalan
transmissió
/tɾənzmiˈsjo/
fem.learned
English
transmission
/tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
from Latin/French · Latin TRĀNSMISSIŌNEM
English → Italiantransmission (passing on; broadcast)trasmissioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TRĀNSMISSIŌNEM‘a sending across (MITTERE 'to send')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A sending across, from MITTERE 'to send'. Italian drops the n of trans- (trasmettere, trasporto) and in a car the word names the gearbox and drivetrain in all four.
English relatives: transmit, mission, message
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In a sentence
- esLa transmisión del virus es rápida.
- frLa transmission du virus est rapide.
- itLa trasmissione del virus è rapida.
- ptA transmissão do vírus é rápida.
- roTransmiterea virusului este rapidă.
- caLa transmissió del virus és ràpida.
- enThe transmission of the virus is rapid.
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