comport

Where does the word "comport" come from? It comes from Latin comportare, passing through French before entering English (1500s).

Comport’s story begins in Latin: comportare meant “to bring together, to carry.” To bring together, to carry, from com- (together) and portare (to carry). By 1500s, the word had taken hold in French as comporter. Carried into French for behaving in a particular manner. It reached English by 1500s as comport. Settled as the English word for behaving in a particular way, or being consistent with. Today, comport means to behave in a particular way, or to be consistent with something expected.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient comportare "to bring together, to carry", to bring together, to carry, from com- (together) and portare (to carry).
2. Stage 2 · French · 1500s comporter "to behave in a particular manner", carried into French for behaving in a particular manner.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1500s comport "to behave in a particular way, or to be consistent with something", settled as the English word for behaving in a particular way, or being consistent with.