Where does “paspoortnummer” come from?
paspoortnummer (Dutch) comes from Dutch paspoort, from Middle Dutch passepoort, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
paspoortnummer (Dutch): passport number
Definitions
- passport number
Ancestry of “paspoortnummer”, step by step
paspoortnummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch paspoort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | paspoort | passport, official document, notably granting... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | passepoort | — |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |