Etymological root

portare

Latin

to carry; to bring

Forms to recognize: portō, portāre, portātum

Carrying is the useful image in this Latin family. Portable objects can be carried; transport moves people or goods; import and export describe movement into and out of a country. Report belongs through a Latin verb meaning to carry back. A modern report carries information in a figurative sense: that is a memory aid, not a complete definition.

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portable
Easy to carry or move from place to place.

We used a portable stove to cook dinner beside the tent.
transport
The system or vehicles used for carrying people or goods from one place to another.

Reliable public transport lets residents reach the hospital without a car.
import
To bring goods or products in from another country, usually to sell them.

The company plans to import olive oil from Greece for its new shops.
export
To sell and send goods to another country.

The workshop will export its handmade lamps to stores in Canada.
report
A spoken or written account of something, especially news or the results of research.

The engineer's report on the bridge identified two damaged supports.

# portare

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** portare-2

## Meanings
1. to carry
2. to bring

## Variants
- portō
- portāre
- portātum

## Notes
Carrying is the useful image in this Latin family. Portable objects can be carried; transport moves people or goods; import and export describe movement into and out of a country. Report belongs through a Latin verb meaning to carry back. A modern report carries information in a figurative sense: that is a memory aid, not a complete definition.

## Learn This Word Family
- portable: We used a portable stove to cook dinner beside the tent.
- transport: Reliable public transport lets residents reach the hospital without a car.
- import: The company plans to import olive oil from Greece for its new shops.
- export: The workshop will export its handmade lamps to stores in Canada.
- report: The engineer's report on the bridge identified two damaged supports.

## Words From This Root
- report - A spoken or written account of something, especially news or the results of research.
- transport - The system or vehicles used for carrying people or goods from one place to another.
- portable - Easy to carry or move from place to place.
- import - To bring goods or products in from another country, usually to sell them.
- export - To sell and send goods to another country.
- deport - to expel a foreigner from a country, typically on legal grounds
- deportment - the manner in which a person conducts or carries themselves
- purport - to claim or profess, often falsely, to be or do something
- comport - to conduct oneself in a particular way; to be consistent with
- comportment - the way a person behaves or carries themselves; deportment
- exportation - the act of sending goods abroad for sale
- sporty - interested in or suited to sport; stylishly athletic
- transportable - able to be carried or moved from place to place
- importation - the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad
- nonportable - not able to be carried or easily moved
- portmanteau - a large traveling bag; a word blending two others (e.g. smog)

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