Port - Greek and Latin Root Words

To carry or send away from a country; to banish

• transport

• import

• portage

• deport

Capable of being easily carried

• portfolio

• portage

• portable

• export

To carry out of the country

• deport

• import

• export

• portage

To carry into the country

• import

• transport

• support

• porter

The route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another

• deport

• portage

• portfolio

• report

A case for carrying loose papers

• portfolio

• support

• portable

• portage

To carry the weight of something

• porter

• report

• transport

• support

A collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new 

• portage

• report

• transport

• porter

An attendant who carries travelers’ luggage for them

• export

• portage

• porter

• transport

To carry something from one place to another

• report

• transport

• support

• porter