Where does “transportee” come from?
transportee (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.
transportee (English): One who is transported
Definitions
- One who is transported
Ancestry of “transportee”, step by step
transportee 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 |