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Where does “transporter” come from?

transporter (French) comes from Middle French transporter, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportō, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

transporter (French): to transport

Definitions

  1. to transport

Ancestry of “transporter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtransporterto transport
2Old Frenchtransporterto transport
3Latintrānsportō—
4Latinportō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “transporter”

  • hélitransporter
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