comb. form meaning "far, far off," from Gk.
tele-, combining form of
tele "far off, afar, at or to a distance," related to
teleos (gen.
telos) "end, goal, result, consummation, perfection," lit. "completion of a cycle," from PIE
*kwel-es- (cf. Skt.
caramah "the last," Bret.
pell "far off," Welsh
pellaf "uttermost"), from base
*kwel- (see
cycle).
[tel-ee] 
i
