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Deport

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to expel a foreign national from a country, typically for violating immigration law
1
Stage 1 of 2
deportare
Latin · ancient
"to carry away"
to carry away, from de- (away) and portare (to carry)
2
Stage 2 of 2
deport
English · 1600s
"to expel a foreigner from a country"
settled as the English word for expelling a foreigner from a country
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