Etymology

lasergun

L1A1S1E1R1G2U1N1
English gun ← Middle English gunne ← Old Norse Gunnhildr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewktom
  3. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*leuht
  5. Old Englishlēoht
  6. Middle Englishlight
  7. Englishlight
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-lo-s
  10. Proto-Italic*amlos?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  14. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  15. Latinambi-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  18. Proto-Italic*plēnos
  19. Latinplēnus?
  20. Latinambiplus?
  21. Latinamplus
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Proto-Italic*θakos
  24. Latinamplificō
  25. Latinamplificātiō
  26. Englishamplification
  27. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  28. Latinstimulus
  29. Latinstimulo
  30. Latinstimulatus
  31. Englishstimulate
  32. Englishstimulated
  33. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  34. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  35. Proto-Italic*eks
  36. Latinex
  37. Latinex-
  38. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  39. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  41. Proto-Italic*meitō
  42. Old Latinmītō
  43. Latinmittō
  44. Latinēmittō
  45. Latinēmissiō
  46. Middle Frenchémission
  47. Englishemission
  48. Latinradius
  49. Latinradiō
  50. Latinradiatio
  51. Englishradiation
  52. EnglishLASER
  53. Englishlaser
  54. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
  55. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
  56. Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
  57. Old Norsegunnr
  58. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂-
  59. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂tís
  60. Proto-Germanic*hildiz
  61. Old Norsehildr
  62. Old NorseGunnhildr
  63. Middle Englishgunne
  64. Englishgun
  65. English todaylasergun

From laser + gun.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.