Where does “transporten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “transporten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “transporten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin portō