Business name word

Transportation

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

Pronunciation: /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/, /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

What “Transportation” means

Noun

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
Deportation to a penal colony.
A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.
A ticket or fare.
Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English transportation From transport + -ation.

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