telpherage

noun

a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity

Roots

teletel- · Greek · far, distant phereinpher- · Greek · to carry, bear aticum-age · Latin · action, system, collection

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Where does telpherage come from?

The word telpherage breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: tel-, from Greek tele (“far, distant”); pher, from Greek pherein (“to carry, bear”); and -age, from Latin aticum (“action, system, collection”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.