Where does “comportament” come from?

comportament (Catalan) comes from Catalan comportar, from Catalan portar, from Old Occitan portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

comportament (Catalan): behaviour

Definitions

  1. behaviour

Ancestry of “comportament”, step by step

comportament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan comportar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancomportarto support, to sustain; to bear, to put up with;...
2Catalanportarto carry; to bring; to wear
3Old Occitanportar—
4Latinportōto carry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →