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Where does “teleocracy” come from?

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

teleocracy (English): An organization or system of government existing...

Definitions

  1. An organization or system of government existing...

Ancestry of “teleocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteleo-end; goal; purpose
2Ancient Greekτέλειοςhaving reached its end, finished; perfect,...
3Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
4Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
5Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
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