exporting
UK[ɪkˈspɔːtɪŋ]US[ˈɛkspɔːrtɪŋ]
v
Sending goods or services to another country for sale.
v
Transmitting data from one computer system or program to another.
Morpheme Breakdown
ex
port
ing
ex
out
port
carry
ing
verb suffix
Etymology
The word 'exporting' is built on the Latin verb 'exportare', which itself is a compound of the prefix 'ex-' (meaning "out") and the verb 'portare' (meaning "to carry"). This literal sense of "carrying out" was used in Roman commerce to describe the movement of goods out of a territory. Over centuries, the term was adopted into English, retaining its core commercial meaning while expanding to abstract domains like data transfer. The '-ing' suffix, of Germanic origin, transforms the action into a continuous or gerund form, focusing on the ongoing process of sending goods or information abroad.
Analysis
Structure: ex (out) + port (carry) + ing (verb suffix)
- ex: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "out of, from, thoroughly".
- port: Latin origin (from 'portare'), meaning "to carry".
- ing: Old English origin, a suffix forming the present participle and gerund of verbs.
Examples
The company is currently exporting its products to over thirty countries.
The software simplifies the process of exporting large datasets.
Their primary source of revenue comes from exporting agricultural commodities.