Deport
/dɪˈpɔːrt/noun
To expel someone from a country or place, especially by official authority.
Did you know?The modern immigration sense is relatively recent; earlier English used deport to mean “behave” or “conduct oneself,” from Latin de- + portare, literally “to carry away,” a root that also helped shape words about transport and bearing.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
deportare
“to carry away, transport off”
Late Latin
Latin
deportare
“to banish, send away”
14th Century
Old French
deporter
“to carry away; also to enjoy oneself, behave”
15th Century
Middle English
deporten
“to behave, conduct oneself”
17th-19th Century
English
deport
“to banish or expel from a country”
Modern English
English
deport
“to expel a non-citizen from a country by legal authority”