Etymograph

English

deport

Deport comes from French déporter ‘to deport’, from Latin dēportō ‘to bring or convey’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-1uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂1uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā1‘gate’uncertain
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāō1‘to carry’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō1‘to carry, to convey’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēportō2as dēportāre‘to bring or convey’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentdéporter3‘to deport’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2019deport3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin deporto
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French déporter
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English deport
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2019, Jane MacLaren Walsh, Brett Topping: “Boturini was accused of entering the country without permission,…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, Latin deportouncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂Wiktionary, Latin deportouncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāWiktionary, Latin deporto‘gate’uncertain
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāōWiktionary, Latin deporto‘to carry’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportōWiktionary, Latin deporto‘to carry, to convey’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēportōWiktionary, French déporteras dēportāre‘to bring or convey’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentdéporterWiktionary, English deport‘to deport’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2019deportWiktionary, English deport. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2019, Jane MacLaren Walsh, Brett Topping: “Boturini was accused of entering the country without permission,…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per-

first, before, far, per, price, private, press, further, practice, fear, pre, primary, prime, appreciate, prize, prior, pregnant, practical, opportunity, afford, precious, praise, interpretation, ford, privilege, ferry, pirate, fare, parade, pardon, primitive, prix, interpreter, pragmatic, privy, prism, proton, peril, 143 more

through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’

porch, portal, 22 more

through Proto-Italic *portāō ‘to carry’

sport, 15 more

through Latin portō ‘to carry, to convey’

support, report, transport, importance, export, import, porter, rapport, 15 more

Today it means

verb To comport (oneself); to behave.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “deport”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin deporto, French déporter. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / deport

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