telestial

The story

1. Latin · derived fromtellus“ground or earth”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλος“end, purpose”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromτῆλε“at a distance, far away”
4. English todaytelestial

Uncertain. * Coined by Joseph Smith as a nonsensical blend of terrestrial + celestial, which are the names of the other two degrees of glory. * Possibly related to Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”), Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, purpose”) * Also possibly Latin tellus (“ground or earth”).

Words from the same roots