| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | kwel-2 |
| DEFINITION: | Far (in space and time). 1. Lengthened-grade form *kw l-. tele-, from Greek tle, far off. 2. Suffixed zero-grade form *kw -ai. paleo-, from Greek palai, long ago. (Pokorny 2. k el- 640.) |
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