Why is it called a "telephone" when it has nothing to do with Tele?

Question

...and what is "tele" vision ?

am i making sense?

Answer 1

take dr. anders answer... it does come from 'tele' meaning from a distant, like telemetering - or getting the data (meter) from a distance.

Answer 2

Tele means remote or distant in greek. Telephone means "distant hearing". Television means "distant seeing".

Answer 3

tele comes from telecommunication devices. Telecommunication involves electronic transmitters like the phone and television, so it has the 'tele' prefix.