Tel(e) [Tele, Tel]

Morpheme

Tel(e) [Tele, Tel]

Type

bound base

Denotation

aim, purpose, end, result, product, completion, accomplishment, fulfillment

Etymology

Ancient Greek télos

Evidence

aeroatelectasis, anatelophase, atelectasis, atelectatic, atelocardia, atelomyelia, autotelic, bradytely, dystelectasis, entelechial, entelechially, entelechy, homoioteleuton, horotelic, horotely, polytely, tachytely, telangiectases, telangiectasia, telangiectasiae, telangiectasial, telangiectasias, telangiectasis, telangiectatic, telencephala, telencephalon, telencephalons, telestich, telia, telial, telic, telicity, telium, telo-, teloblast, telocentric, telocoel, telodendrion, telogen, telogonic, telokin, telolecithal, telomer, telomerase, telomere, telopeptide, telophase, telophases, telos, telotaxis, telotroch

Notes

Ancient Greek telos is related to Ancient Greek tēle

See Also

Tel(e) [Tele, Tel], Tele, Thele

Homographs

Tel(e) [Tele, Tel], Tele, Tele, Tele