Etymograph

English

telematic

Telematic comes from French télématique ‘telematics’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttélématique1‘telematics’
  2. Englishtodaytelematic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English telematic

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttélématiqueWiktionary, English telematic‘telematics’
  2. EnglishtodaytelematicWiktionary, English telematic

A blend of tele- + informatic

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‘to turn, revolve’

Ancient Greek τῆλε ‘at a distance, far off, far away, far from’

English tele-

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to telematics.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French télématique / telematic