Where does “Teleologie” come from?
Teleologie (German) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin teleologia, from Ancient Greek τέλεος, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
Teleologie (German): teleology
Definitions
- teleology
Ancestry of “Teleologie”, step by step
Teleologie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ecclesiastical Latin teleologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | teleologia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέλεος | genitive singular of τέλος; complete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |