Where does “untransportable” come from?
untransportable (English) comes from English transportable, 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.
untransportable (English): Not transportable; that cannot be transported
Definitions
- Not transportable; that cannot be transported
Ancestry of “untransportable”, step by step
untransportable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transportable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transportable | Capable of being transported; easily moved;... |
| 2 | English | transport | To carry or bear from one place to another; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | transporten | — |
| 4 | Old French | transporter | to transport |
| 5 | Latin | trānsportō | to carry across; to transport |
| 6 | Latin | portō | to carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |