Where does “па́спорт” come from?
па́спорт (Russian) comes from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
па́спорт (Russian): passport
Definitions
- passport
Ancestry of “па́спорт”, step by step
па́спорт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French passeport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | passeport | passport |
| 2 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 3 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 4 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 5 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 6 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 7 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 8 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 9 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 10 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Italian passaporto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | passaporto | passport |
| 2 | Italian | passare | to pass; to exist; to there be; to take place; to... |