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Where does “teleogenetic” come from?

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

teleogenetic (English): Setting goals for itself

Definitions

  1. Setting goals for itself

Ancestry of “teleogenetic”, 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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