Where does “pretransport” come from?
pretransport (English) comes from English transport, from Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportō, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pretransport (English): Occurring before transportation
Definitions
- Occurring before transportation
Ancestry of “pretransport”, step by step
pretransport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transport | To carry or bear from one place to another; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | transporten | — |
| 3 | Old French | transporter | to transport |
| 4 | Latin | trānsportō | to carry across; to transport |
| 5 | Latin | portō | to carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |