Etymology

teleport

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Today it means: To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. Full definition →

English port ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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teleport · verb, noun1

Back-formation from teleportation.

teleport · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishport
  5. English todayteleport

From tele- + port.

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