Telecommute
/ˌtɛl.i.kəˈmjuːt/noun
To work from a location other than the employer’s office, typically using telecommunications.
Did you know?Telecommute is a modern coinage from tele- plus commute, and commute itself ultimately comes from Latin commutāre, meaning “to exchange” or “change completely,” so the word literally frames remote work as a kind of distant exchange.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
tēle
“far off, at a distance”
Latin
Latin
commutāre
“to change, alter, exchange”
19th Century
English
commute
“to exchange one thing for another; later, to travel regularly between home and work”
1970s
English
telecommute
“to work from a remote location using telecommunications”
Modern English
English
telecommute
“to work remotely, especially from home, while connected by phone or internet”
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