televisor

/telebiˈsoɾ/ · B2 · noun · m

television receiver

📺 tele + visor = far + viewer: the box that sees far for you

From Greek tele (far) plus Latin visor (one who sees), from videre, to see. Spanish uses televisor for the physical set and televisión for the medium or broadcast, so you watch la televisión on el televisor.

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