myEtymology.com: English etymology of radiotelegram

Etymology of the English word radiotelegram

the English word radiotelegram

using the English prefix radio-

derived from the French prefix radio-

derived from the Latin word radius (rod, spoke; ray; rod)

using the French suffix -able

derived from the English word telegram

using the English suffix -gram

derived from the Greek word gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

using the English prefix tele-

derived from the Greek word tele, τέλε, τῆλε (far "distant)