sea-transported
|sea-trans-port-ed|
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/ˈsiː.trænsˌpɔɹ.tɪd/
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/ˈsiː.trænsˌpɔː.tɪd/
(sea-transport)
carried by sea
Etymology
'sea-transported' is a compound formed from English 'sea' and 'transport(ed)'. 'Sea' comes from Old English 'sǣ' meaning 'sea, lake', and 'transport' comes from Latin 'transportare' (via Old French 'transporter'), where 'trans-' meant 'across' and 'portare' meant 'to carry'.
'transport' came from Latin 'transportare' → Old French 'transporter' → Middle English 'transporten' → modern English 'transport'. 'sea' comes from Old English 'sǣ' → Middle English 'see/sea' → modern English 'sea'. The compound 'sea-transport' developed by combining these elements; 'sea-transported' is the past participle/adjective form.
Initially, 'transport' meant 'to carry across' (general sense). Over time, when combined with 'sea', the compound specialized to mean 'carried across by sea', which is the current meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past participle form of 'sea-transport' (to transport by sea).
The company had sea-transported the equipment to the island before the storm struck.
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Adjective 1
transported by sea; carried on a ship.
The sea-transported goods arrived two weeks later than expected.
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Last updated: 2025/10/05 06:51