tele-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • over a distance
  • television
  • telegraph
  • telephone
  • teleport

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (afar, far away, at a distance, far off, far from, distant, far) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🙃

Timeline

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