Transmission
/trænzˈmɪʃən/noun
The act or process of sending something across, or the state of being transmitted.
Did you know?Transmission comes from Latin transmittere, a verb built from trans- (“across”) + mittere (“to send”), the same ancient root behind mission, missile, and remit — all words of sending and release.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“To send, let go, or exchange.”
Latin
Latin
mittere
“To send, dispatch, or let go.”
Latin
Latin
transmittere
“To send across, let pass over, or hand over.”
Old French
Old French
transmission
“A sending across or transfer.”
16th Century
English
transmission
“The act of sending, conveying, or transferring something.”
Modern English
English
transmission
“The act or process of transmitting, especially information, signals, or disease.”