Where does “port” come from?

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

port (Catalan): port, harbour

Definitions

  1. port, harbour

Ancestry of “port”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanportarto carry; to bring; to wear
2Old Occitanportar—
3Latinportōto carry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “port”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →