Etymology

telecentre

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Today it means: A place where members of the public may access personal computers (and other digital equipment) and the Internet, in order to acquire or improve skills. Full definition →

English centre ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishcentre
  5. English todaytelecentre

From tele- + centre.

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