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portable
The base word for " portable" is " port". It originates from the medical item " portocath" which is mostly refered to as " port" in which is an IV type thing, but is under your skin and self feeds and it's " portable". Hope I helped :) This is from the Random House Websters Dictionary: adj [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare 'to carry']
The French word portable is masculine and may be used as follows: J'utilise un portable ("I use a notebook").
Portable. It's the same word.
playstation portable
I took my portable TV with me on vacation
A portable computer is very useful.
An eight letter word for portable canopy is umbrella.As in "I forgot my umbrella".
I brought my portable television set with me on the airplane.
my dvd player is so big that it is not portable.
The word portable has three syllables. Port-a-ble.
The word "portable" can function as both an adjective and a noun.