transmitir

/tɾansmiˈtiɾ/ · B1 · verb

to transmit, to broadcast

📡 Latin trans + mittere: to send across, the root of transmit and mission

Spanish transmitir is a near-twin of English transmit. Both come from Latin transmittere: trans (across) + mittere (to send). Mittere also gives Spanish meter-related words like misión and emitir.

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