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port
(PORT)to carry
Latin for carrying. Found in words about transport, importing, and bearing things.
rootLatin
MovementExample words
transport
to carry across a distance
import
to carry goods into a country
export
to carry goods out of a country
portable
able to be carried
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing port, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
transport
to carry across a distance
import
to carry goods into a country
export
to carry goods out of a country
portable
able to be carried
deport
to carry away (from a country)
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Related roots
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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