English
telecalling
From tele- + calling.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‘to turn, revolve’
Ancient Greek τῆλε ‘at a distance, far off, far away, far from’
English tele-
Today it means
noun The placing of telephone calls, especially for the purpose of telemarketing.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “telecalling”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / telecalling