Where does “telesurvey” come from?

telesurvey (English) comes from English survey, from Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.

telesurvey (English): A survey carried out by telephone

Definitions

  1. A survey carried out by telephone

Ancestry of “telesurvey”, step by step

telesurvey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English survey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurveyThe act of surveying; a general view; A...
2Middle Englishsurveyento oversee; to survey
3Old Frenchsourveoirto oversee; to survey
4Old Frenchsur-over, on top of
5Latinsuper-super-; over, above
6Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
7Latineks-uper—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →