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

transporter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French transporter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtransporterto transport
2Old Frenchtransporterto transport
3Latintrānsportōto carry across; to transport
4Latinportōto carry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin trānsportāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānsportāre—

Words derived from “transporter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →