Where does “telenovela” come from?

telenovela (Italian) comes from Italian tele- — tele- (all senses).

telenovela (Italian): telenovela (especially one from South America)

Definitions

  1. telenovela (especially one from South America)

Ancestry of “telenovela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantele-tele- (all senses)
Every word from Italian tele-
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