Etymology
From Latin commutare (to change, exchange). Modern use for daily travel developed in the 1800s with railroad expansion.
Kelly Says
Your daily commute got its name because you'd purchase a 'commutation ticket'—a pass that let you exchange multiple single fares for one discounted price. The word stuck even though commutation tickets are mostly gone!
Translations
ARالعربية
التنقل
al-tanqal
CACatalà
anada al treball
ɐˈnɑdə al treˈbɑl
CSČeština
dojíždět do práce
do-ˈʒiːdʒɛt do ˈprace
DEDeutsch
pendelt
ˈpɛndelt
ELΕλληνικά
μετακίνηση
me-ta-ˈkin-i-si
ESEspañol
commute
ko-ˈmjuːtəs
FAفارسی
رفت و آمد
rafto-o-ˈamæd
FISuomi
käynti töissä
ˈkæːnti töɪ̯sːə
FRFrançais
commute
ko-ˈmyːt
GUGU
કામ માટે જવું
kaːm māte jvʊn
IDBahasa Indonesia
perjalanan kerja
pər-jə-lan-an kər-ja
ITItaliano
andare al lavoro
an-ˈdare al la-ˈvɔr-ko
KKKK
жұмысқа барады
ʒʊmɪsqa barady
MRMR
कामासाठी जाणे
kaːmɑːsathiː ʒaːne
MSBahasa Melayu
berulang-alik
bər-u-ˈlɑːŋ-ɑː-lɪk
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြီး သွားလာ
lu-kʰr̥i θwə-lɑ
NLNederlands
pendelen
ˈpɛndələn
NONorsk
pendler
ˈpɛndːlər
PAPA
ਕੰਮ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾ
kam te jaːna
PLPolski
dojazd do pracy
dɔˈjazd dɔ ˈpracy
PTPortuguês
commute
ko-ˈmjuːtə
RORomână
călătoria la serviciu
ˈkəl.a.to.r.i.a la serˈvɪ.t͡s.i.u
RUРусский
добираться на работу
do-bɪ-ˈratsja na ra-ˈbotu
SVSvenska
pendlar
ˈpɛndːlar
SWKiswahili
kuenda kazini
ku-ˈɛn-da ka-ˈziːni
TAதமிழ்
வேலைக்குச் செல்வது
vɛːlai-kku-sːɛl-va-tu
TEతెలుగు
పనికి వెళ్ళడం
pa-ni-ki vɛl-l-ḍam
THไทย
เดินทางไปทำงาน
daeng-neang pai tam-ngan
TLTL
paglalakbay
pɑ-ˈɡlɑːk-bɑːj
TRTürkçe
çalışma yolculuğu
ˈtʃaːlɪʃma joːlˈkuːlʊğu
UKУкраїнська
їздити на роботу
ˈiʒdɪtɪ na robo-ˈtu
VITiếng Việt
đi làm
di lam
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀
a-wọn i-roː
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-ˈθuːlɑ