Where does “passportable” come from?
passportable (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.
passportable (English): Eligible for passporting
Definitions
- Eligible for passporting
Ancestry of “passportable”, step by step
passportable 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |