Where does “passport privilege” come from?
passport privilege (English) comes from English passport, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
passport privilege (English): the ability of a person to travel internationally without visas, additional scrutiny and other hindrances, based on their nationality (represented by their passport); in particular, the collective advantage granted to citizens of wealthy, Western countries to do so
Definitions
- the ability of a person to travel internationally without visas, additional scrutiny and other hindrances, based on their nationality (represented by their passport); in particular, the collective advantage granted to citizens of wealthy, Western countries to do so
Ancestry of “passport privilege”, step by step
passport privilege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English passport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passport | An official document normally used for... |
| 2 | French | passeport | passport |
| 3 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 4 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 5 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 6 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 7 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 8 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 9 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 10 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 11 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English privilege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | privilege | An exemption from certain laws granted by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | privilege | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | privilege | privilege |
| 4 | Latin | prīvilēgium | A law or bill concerning a specific individual |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |