Transmittere

Transmittere is a Latin verb meaning to send across, to transmit, or to pass along. It is formed from the prefix trans- “across” and mittere “to send,” and it belongs to the third conjugation. The infinitive is transmittere.

Grammatical notes: As a regular third-conjugation verb, its present active indicative forms include transmittō, transmittis, transmittit, transmittimus, transmittitis, transmittunt. The principal parts are transmitto, transmittere, transmīsī, transmissum, which enable the full tense and mood system through standard Latin patterns. In the imperfect and future, typical forms such as transmittēbam and transmittam appear, and the perfect uses transmīsī, transmīsistī, transmīsīt, transmīsimus, transmīsistis, transmīsērunt. The passive forms use a corresponding set with passive endings.

Semantic range: The core meaning is physical or communicative sending across distance or boundaries. It can denote sending a person or object from one place to another, or conveying information, signals, or diseases from one host to another. In a broader sense, transmittere can also mean to impart or pass on concepts, customs, or knowledge from one generation to another.

Derivatives and cognates: The Latin verb gives rise to related nouns such as transmissio (transmission) and transmissor (transmitter). It is also the etymon of many modern terms in English and other languages, including transmit, transmission, and transmitter, which retain the sense of sending or conveying information or energy.

Usage and context: In classical Latin, transmittere appears in everyday and technical contexts, from messages and messengers to the transmission of diseases or signals. In ecclesiastical and later scholarly Latin, it continues to appear with similar meanings, often in compound phrases and technical terminology.