English
transport
Transport comes from Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportō ‘to carry over’, from trāns- + portō ‘to carry’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘to carry, bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrānsportō‘to carry over’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400transporter‘to transport’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500transporten
- Englishearliest quotation 1613–1614transport
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘to carry, bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrānsportō‘to carry over’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400transporter‘to transport’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500transporten
- Englishearliest quotation 1613–1614transport
Earliest quotation: 1613–1614, John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare: “Thes. Pray you kneele not, I was transported with…”
Equivalent to trans- ‘beyond, across, through’ + port ‘to carry, bear, or convey’
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Proto-Italic *trāns-
English trans-
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’
Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‘crossing’
Proto-Italic *portus ‘harbour’
Latin portus ‘harbour, port’
Old English port ‘a port, haven’
English port
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, far, per, price, private, press, further, fear, pre, practice, primary, prime, appreciate, prior, prize, opportunity, pregnant, afford, practical, precious, ford, interpretation, privilege, par, praise, ferry, forth, parade, fare, pardon, primitive, pirate, prix, interpreter, portable, privy, prism, proton, peril, 144 more
through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’
porch, portal, porta, portico, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *portāō ‘to carry’
through Latin portō ‘to bear, carry, convey, take’
support, report, importance, export, import, porter, deport, rapport, comport, 14 more
Today it means
verb To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin portō / transport