Where does “transportator” come from?
transportator (Romanian) comes from Romanian transporta, from French transporter, 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.
transportator (Romanian): transporting
Definitions
- transporting
Ancestry of “transportator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | transporta | to transport |
| 2 | French | transporter | to transport |
| 3 | Middle French | transporter | to transport |
| 4 | Old French | transporter | to transport |
| 5 | Latin | trānsportō | to carry across; to transport |
| 6 | Latin | portō | to carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |