Etymology

telos

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Today it means: The aim, purpose, or end goal. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτέλος
  2. English todaytelos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos).

Words from the same roots

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