The Greek root tele- means "far off, at a distance". The word "graph" comes from the Greek root graphein which means "write, express by written characters".
The Greek roots of "telephone" are tele- "at a distance" and phoneo "speak."
The word "tele" is Greek for "at a distance" or "to a distance," and the word "graph" is Greek for "to write," together translating as "to write at a distance." The word "television" uses the Latin word "visio," meaning "to see," along with the Greek word "tele," which together translates as "to see at a distance."
The Greek roots of "telephone" are tele- "at a distance" and phoneo "speak."
The English prefix 'tele' is from the Greek word 'tele' meaning 'far.'
Telephone is from the Greek tele meaning "far" and phone meaning "voice". There's Greek accents in the actual spelling, but I don't know how to do those on my laptop :-)
The Greek roots of "telephone" are tele- "at a distance" and phoneo "speak."
From the Greek word, Pera, meaning 'further'
Telecommunication is one of those words that makes use of common Greek roots and terms to help describe itself.Most people already understand the word "communication". Adding the common Greek prefix "tele" meaning "distant" helps to emphasize the meaning of the word: communication over distances.
the Greek word for telephone is tele and phone. tele means far away and phone means voice, sound
tele means distance
It refers to distance. It's from Greek, "tēle", meaning "far off".
The word "telesurgery" is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning "far off," and cheirourgia, meaning "working by hand."