Etymology of the English word teleport
the English word
teleportderived from the English word
portderived from the Latin word
portus (port, harbor; refuge)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-using the English prefix
tele-derived from the Greek word
tele, τέλε, τῆλε (far "distant)
Date
The earliest known usage of teleport in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
