television

Where does the word "television" come from? It comes from Greek tele, and was adopted directly into English (1907).

Television’s story begins in Greek: tele meant “far, distant.” Far, distant, the root of any technology transmitting across distance. It reached English by 1907 as television. Coined by combining Greek tele with Latin visio (sight) for the new transmitting technology. Today, television means a technology and device for transmitting and receiving moving images and sound.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient tele "far, distant", far, distant, the root of any technology transmitting across distance.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1907 television "a technology for transmitting moving images", coined by combining Greek tele with Latin visio (sight) for the new transmitting technology.