Where does “transportable” come from?
Transportable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, Latin porto meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning "to cross or overcome."
transportable (English): Capable of being transported; easily moved;...
Definitions
- Capable of being transported; easily moved;...
Ancestry of “transportable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | portō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “transportable”