Where does “passported” come from?
passported (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.
passported (English): For which one is automatically eligible if...
Definitions
- For which one is automatically eligible if...
Ancestry of “passported”, step by step
| 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 |