portable
English
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/, /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- (computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French portable borrowed from Latin portabilis.
Origin
Latin
portabilis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air English
- airportable English
- heliportable English
- nonportable English
- portabilization English
- portableness English
- semiportable English
- ultraportable English
- unportable English
- portabilis Latin
- portō Latin
- portable Catalan, Valencian
- portable Middle French
- portable Occitan