English
television
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.
first attested From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference (as stated in the etymology)
The story
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.
Today it means
noun An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / television