transmisor

/tɾansmiˈsoɾ/ · B2 · noun · m

sender

transmisor — sender

📡 trans- (across) + misor (from mitto, send) = sends signals across

Spanish transmisor comes from Latin transmittere: trans (across) + mittere (to send). Same root as English transmit and transmitter. The -or ending marks the doer, so a transmisor is the thing that sends across.

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