import

Where does the word "import" come from? It comes from Latin importare, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Import’s story begins in Latin: importare meant “to carry in, to bring in.” To carry in, to bring in, from in- (in) and portare (to carry). It reached English by 1500s as import. Settled as the English word for bringing goods into a country from abroad. Today, import means to bring goods, services, or ideas into a country from abroad.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient importare "to carry in, to bring in", to carry in, to bring in, from in- (in) and portare (to carry).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s import "to bring goods into a country from abroad", settled as the English word for bringing goods into a country from abroad.