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Summary: The im[*port*]ant Latin root word *port* means 'carry.' Some common English words that use this root include im[*port*], ex[*port*], de[*port*], and re[*port*]. An easy way to remember this word root is through the word [*port*]able, which is something that is easily 'carried' from one place to another.