Where does “telic” come from?

Telic comes from Ancient Greek τελικός, derived from Ancient Greek τέλος meaning "end" or "goal," from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.

telic (English): Tending or directed towards a goal or specific...

Definitions

  1. Tending or directed towards a goal or specific...

Ancestry of “telic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτελικόςfinal
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “telic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →