Where does “import” come from?

import (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Import, from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

import (Norwegian Nynorsk): import

Definitions

  1. import

Ancestry of “import”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanImportimport act of importing
2EnglishimportSomething brought in from an exterior source,...
3Middle Englishimporten
4Old Frenchemporter
5Latinimportōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én