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Port, from the Latin porto, means "to carry."
Then able, so put together ---> "able to carry."

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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']


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