Where does “passportization” come from?
passportization (English) comes from English passportize, from English passport, 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.
passportization (English): The act by one country (chiefly Russia) of inducing residents of another country to take up the citizenship of (and possess a passport from) the first country
Definitions
- The act by one country (chiefly Russia) of inducing residents of another country to take up the citizenship of (and possess a passport from) the first country
Ancestry of “passportization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passportize | To induce (residents of another country) to take up the citizenship of and possess a passport from one's own country (chiefly Russia) |
| 2 | English | passport | An official document normally used for... |
| 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 |