Etymology

telecommunicate

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Today it means: To communicate over a long distance, often across the internet. Full definition →

English communicate ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishcommunicate
  5. English todaytelecommunicate

From tele- + communicate.

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