Where does “transporter” come from?

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

transporter (Old French): to transport

Definitions

  1. to transport

Ancestry of “transporter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “transporter”

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