Where does “teleforce” come from?

teleforce (English) comes from English Force, from Middle English force, from Old French force, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

teleforce (English): A proposed defensive weapon that would accelerate pellets or slugs of material to a high velocity inside a vacuum chamber via electrostatic repulsion and then fire them out of nozzles at a target

Definitions

  1. A proposed defensive weapon that would accelerate pellets or slugs of material to a high velocity inside a vacuum chamber via electrostatic repulsion and then fire them out of nozzles at a target

Ancestry of “teleforce”, step by step

teleforce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Force

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishForceFalls
2Middle Englishforce—
3Old Frenchforcestrength; might
4Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

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 bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →