Where does “telefelony” come from?

telefelony (English) comes from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô, from Proto-Germanic faluz — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

telefelony (English): Criminal action involving telecommunications...

Definitions

  1. Criminal action involving telecommunications...

Ancestry of “telefelony”, step by step

telefelony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English felony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfelonyA serious criminal offense, which, under United...
2Middle Englishfelony
3Old Frenchfelonieevil; immoral acts or deeds
4Old Frenchfelonevildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;...
5Medieval LatinfelloI suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;...
6Frankishfellōevildoer; wicked person
7Proto-Germanicfillô
8Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pol-Every word from Proto-Germanic faluzEvery word from Proto-Germanic fillô