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Where does “τέλος” come from?

τέλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

τέλος (Ancient Greek): completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...

Definitions

  1. completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...

Ancestry of “τέλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “τέλος”

  • Aristotle
  • Aristotelian
  • teleological
  • talisman
  • teleology
  • telos
  • telomerase
  • telomere
  • atelectasis
  • Praxiteles
  • Aristotelianism
  • telangiectasia
  • Aristoteles
  • telic
  • talismanic
  • telomeric
  • telicity
  • atelic
  • telophase
  • teleologically
  • entelechy
  • Aristotelean
  • autotelic
  • subtelomeric
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