Etymology

telesthesia

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Today it means: extrasensory perception Full definition →

English tele- ← 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. English todaytelesthesia

From tele- + -esthesia.

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