export
EK-sport · verb
LatinEnglish
Origin
Export comes from Latin exportare, a combination of ex- ("out") and portare ("to carry"). The word simply meant to carry something out or away.
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Related words
The portare root ties export to other English words built on carrying, like 'transport' and 'portable.'