English
teleprinter
Teleprinter comes from Ancient Greek τῆλε ‘far off, afar, far away’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῆλεtêle‘far off, afar, far away’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951teleprinter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῆλεtêle‘far off, afar, far away’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951teleprinter
Earliest quotation: 1951, Notes and News: New Train Arrival Bureau at Euston: “Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office…”
A compound of tele- ‘far, distant, telegraph’ + printer
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‘to turn, revolve’
Ancient Greek τῆλε ‘at a distance, far off, far away, far from’
English tele-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
Today it means
noun Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / teleprinter