Etymology

teletext

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Today it means: A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC. Full definition →

English text ← Middle English text ← Old French texte
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tek-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*téksti
  6. Proto-Italic*teksō
  7. Latintexō
  8. New Latintextus
  9. Old Frenchtexte
  10. Middle Englishtext
  11. Englishtext
  12. English todayTeletext

From tele- + text.

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