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Where does “TV” come from?

TV (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk televisjon, from English televisión, from French télévision, from German Television, from Italian televisione, from Spanish televisión, from Spanish tele-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε — resin, gum; to say, speak.

TV (Norwegian Nynorsk): TV; television

Definitions

  1. TV; television

Ancestry of “TV”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktelevisjontelevision
2Englishtelevisión—
3Frenchtélévisiontelevision
4GermanTelevision—
5Italiantelevisionetelevision
6Spanishtelevisióntelevision
7Spanishtele-tele-
8Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
9Latincommūnicāre—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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