Transportable
/trænˈspɔːr.tə.bəl/noun
Able to be moved from one place to another.
Did you know?Transportable descends from the Latin idea of being able to be 'carried across,' from trans- ('across') + portare ('to carry'), the same root behind portal and portable.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
transportāre
“to carry across, convey from one place to another”
Late Latin
Latin
transportābilis
“able to be carried across”
14th Century
Old French
transportable
“capable of being transported”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
transportable
“fit to be carried or moved”
Modern English
English
transportable
“able to be moved from place to place”