Etymology of the English word telegram
the English word
telegramusing the English suffix
-gramderived 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)
Derivations in English
radiotelegram,
cablegram,
aerogramCognates
Dutch
telegram, French
télégramme, German
Telegramm, Italian
telegramma, Lithuanian
telegrama, Norwegian
telegram, Polish
telegram, Russian
телегpaммa, Swedish
telegramUsage
Word found in Modern English
