Etymology

teleconnection

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English connection ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishconnection
  5. English todayteleconnection

From tele- + connection.

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