Tele (far)
Tele
Greek tele: far, far off.
We watched the cricket match on television.
Telescope
A tool that makes far things look closer.
Vikram saw the moon's craters through a telescope.
Telephone
A device for talking to someone far away.
Grandma still prefers the old telephone at home.
Remember: Tele = far. Telescope = see far; telephone = sound from far. Television mixes Greek tele with Latin vis (see).