Etymology

transporter

trans·port·er
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Today it means: A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles. Full definition →

English transport ← Middle English transporten ← Old French transporter
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrāns-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
  10. Proto-Italic*portā
  11. Proto-Italic*portāō
  12. Latinportō
  13. Latintrānsportāre
  14. Old Frenchtransporter
  15. Middle Englishtransporten
  16. Englishtransport
  17. English todaytransporter

From transport + -er. First attested in 1535.

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