Etymology

Teletubby

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Today it means: Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies. Full definition →

English tubby ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishtubby
  5. English todayTeletubby

From tele- (television) + tubby.

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