Etymology

telefilm

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Today it means: A film made for television. Full definition →

English film ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishfilm
  5. English todaytelefilm

From tele- + film.

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