Where does “inexportable” come from?
inexportable (English) comes from English exportable, from English export, from Latin exporto, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “inexportable”, step by step
inexportable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exportable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exportable | Able to be exported; Something that can be... |
| 2 | English | export | of or relating to exportation or exports;... |
| 3 | Latin | exporto | I carry out; I export; I banish; I send away |
| 4 | Latin | portō | to carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |