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Where does “teleporter” come from?

teleporter (English) comes from English teleport, from English teleportation, from English transportation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

teleporter (English): A person who teleports; A device used for...

Definitions

  1. A person who teleports; A device used for...

Ancestry of “teleporter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleportTo travel, often instantaneously, from one point...
2EnglishteleportationAny of many processes of moving matter from one...
3EnglishtransportationThe act of transporting, or the state of being...
4English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
5Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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