Where does “transportment” come from?
transportment (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.
transportment (English): The act of transporting, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of transporting, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “transportment”, 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 |