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Where does the word "deport" come from? It comes from Latin deportare, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "deport" come from? It comes from Latin deportare, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Deport’s story begins in Latin: deportare meant “to carry away.” To carry away, from de- (away) and portare (to carry). It reached English by 1600s as deport. Settled as the English word for expelling a foreigner from a country. Today, deport means to expel a foreign national from a country, typically for violating immigration law.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient deportare "to carry away", to carry away, from de- (away) and portare (to carry).
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s deport "to expel a foreigner from a country", settled as the English word for expelling a foreigner from a country.