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English word passport comes from French port, French passer, and later French passeport (Passport (official document).)
port (French)
Wearing (act of wearing something) Port, harbour. Port, harbour city. Postage. Refuge. Stature, way of carrying oneself. Transport.
passer (French)
(TV) to show (be on television). (athletics) to pass (the relay baton). (card games) to pass (not play upon one's turn). (dated) (transitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass, to go (between two entities). (legal) to pass. (music) to spin (e.g. a disk). (public transportation) to run. (reflexive) to take place, to happen, to come to [...]
passe (French)
(sports) pass. Pass (document allowing entry). Pass (passageway). Pass (the act of passing).
passeport (French)
Passport (official document).
passport (English)
(by extension, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.. (figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.. An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.