Where does โ€œtelesatelliteโ€ come from?

telesatellite (English) comes from English satellite, from Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles, from Etruscan ๐Œ”๐Œ€๐Œ•๐Œ๐Œ€๐Œ‹.

telesatellite (English): A telecommunications satellite; A television...

Definitions

  1. A telecommunications satellite; A television...

Ancestry of โ€œtelesatelliteโ€, step by step

telesatellite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English satellite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatelliteA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger...
2Middle Frenchsatellitea guard or watchman
3Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
4Etruscan๐Œ”๐Œ€๐Œ•๐Œ๐Œ€๐Œ‹โ€”

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekฯ„แฟ†ฮปฮตfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankสทelhโ‚-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Etruscan ๐Œ”๐Œ€๐Œ•๐Œ๐Œ€๐Œ‹ โ†’