English Explanatory Dictionary

apport

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
  2. An object that appears from an unknown source.
verb
  1. To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɔːt/ /əˈpɔɹt/

Word forms

apport apports apporting apported

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin apportōbor. English apport From Latin apportō (“to bring, to carry”).

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