Etymology

telefiction

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Today it means: Fiction that is broadcast by means of television. Full definition →

English fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  6. Proto-Italic*θingō
  7. Proto-Italic*fingō
  8. Latinfingō
  9. Latinfictiō
  10. Old Frenchficcion
  11. Middle Englishficcioun
  12. Englishfiction
  13. English todaytelefiction

From tele- + fiction.

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