Where does “pașaportar” come from?

pașaportar (Romanian) comes from Turkish pasaport, from Russian па́спорт, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

pașaportar (Romanian): passport holder, an expat

Definitions

  1. passport holder, an expat

Ancestry of “pașaportar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpasaportpassport
2Russianпа́спортpassport
3Frenchpasseportpassport
4Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
5Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
6EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
7Middle Englishportergatekeeper, doorkeeper
8Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
9Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
10Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
11Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
12Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
13Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥